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It is, however, produced as the outcome of many years of lecturing and talking to fellow practitioners and represents the most frequently asked questions and common misconceptions encountered by the authors, who have addressed the topics raised with the intention of helping to avoid pitfalls. <\/jats:p><jats:p> The common symptoms encountered in general dental practice are pain, either from muscles or the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) itself, limitation or deviation of mandibular movement, and joint sounds, and the authors have attempted to separate fallacy and fact. When appropriate examples are given. <\/jats:p><jats:p> There are general treatment guidelines but, while some methods apply to an individual, there is no panacea \u2013 individual patient treatment needs vary. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Clinical Relevance: It is important that all treatments delivered to a TMD patient should be evidenced-based and should always be in the patient's best interests. Many treatment modalities are proposed that do not fulfil these parameters and can lead to confusion in management. A reference and reading list will be given which will direct the reader to an evidence-based approach to treatment. Some treatment suggestions are founded on the extensive clinical experience of the authors. 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