Misalignment of the mandible with rattling sound when opening the mouth is considered to be temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome .
Temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome has an unknown etiologic mechanism and may be related to trauma, psychiatric factors, poor occlusion, autoimmunity, genetics and other factors.
Clinical symptoms include joint pain, joint popping at the end of opening and closing the mouth, abnormal opening degree and type of opening, no joint symptoms in the chronic stage, and pain, limited opening of the mouth and local tissue edema in the acute stage.
Through the life conditioning, change the bad habits, avoid excessive mouth opening, unilateral chewing habits, etc., can reduce the symptoms, acute stage can be local hot compresses, physiotherapy and other measures. Surgery can be considered for those who have organic changes.
The appearance of joint disorders, should promptly consult a doctor, under the guidance of the doctor for examination and treatment.