Why Do Teeth Sometimes Make Clicking Sounds?
Most people expect joints to click—but teeth? The majority of patients experience chewing and biting and jaw movement with their jaws making clicking and tapping and popping sounds. The sound exists as a temporary condition which does not cause any problems. The second option shows that changes have taken place which affect the bite system and the jaw joint system and the dental system and the adjacent tissues. Dentists observe that teeth usually do not produce independent clicking sounds. The sound occurs when teeth touch restorations during jaw movement or when the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) operate. The origin of the sound needs to be identified because it helps assess whether the sound indicates normal operation or requires urgent repair work. Sometimes the Sound Isn’t Actually Coming From the Teeth The most common misunderstanding occurs when people believe that the tooth produces the sound. The clicking sounds that people experience throughout the day actually o...