Click A sound, which is heard, and
sometimes felt, which occurs when a part of the disk becomes stuck
or lodged between the bones (condyle and glenoid fossa) during jaw
movements. A click, or pop, is heard and/or felt as the condyle finally
slides past the disk (this is called "reduction"). Clicks
may or may not be painful. Sometimes clicks are multiple, at different
stages of open or closure. CREPITUS is
a grating, or crunchy sound, during jaw movements, usually associated
with osteo-arthritis.
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