How to prevent a TMJ disorder?
1. Avoid eating hard food
2. Learn relaxation techniques that help reduce stress and mandible tension.
3. Keep a good posture, specially if you work all day on a computer. Try to take pauses often to change position, rest your hands and arms and ease the stressed muscles.
4. Use security meassures to reduce the risk of fractures and dislocations.
5. Avoid extreme mandible movements, like yawning with a big mouth, singing loudly and chewing gum.
6. Try to keep under control stress and anxiety.