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By Mayo Clinic staffTMJ disorders most commonly occur in women between the ages of 30 and 50. Other factors associated with TMJ disorders include:
- Jaw clenching
- Teeth grinding (bruxism)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Facial or jaw trauma
- Congenital deformity of the facial bones