To assess your condition, your dentist:
     * Carry out a thorough examination;
     * May take an X-ray, if necessary.
According to the results of the exam, your dentist may recommend a treatment plan or refer you to a specialist in maxillofacial surgery (or oral surgeon), an oral pathologist, an orthodontist, a periodontist or a prosthodontist , Who received additional training on the treatment of PTM. Your dentist will explain what the specialist did.
Treatment may include:
* A visit to another member of the health team to help relieve muscle pain or jaw to open more easily, a physiotherapist, a chiropracticien or behavioral therapist;
* Correction of dental problems - can sometimes correct a malocclusion by changing the form of some teeth or, sometimes, using orthodontic braces;
* Medications - such as painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants or antidepressants, according to the cause of PTM; 
* Wearing a occlusal splint made of plastic - the camera is focused on the face of occlusal jaw and teeth can bite on the plate rather than on the teeth, thus helping the joints and muscles to relax. The dentist can prescribe the port 24 hours a day, or only at night, depending on the nature of the problem temporo-mandibular;
* Surgery - if no othertreatment can eliminate symptoms or the jaw is very difficult to open, the problem temporo-mandibular MAY be serious enough to justify surgery.