We the undersigned petition for Medicare and Medicaid guideline changes regarding TMJ-TMJD (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder) as current rules incorrectly insist TMJ-TMJD is a dental rather than medical condition and because of this thousands are not receiving the medical care they desperately need. Damage to the jaw-joint is as painful and debilitating as damage can be to any other joint and Medicare and Medicaid need recognize the devastation and dysfunction TMJ-TMJD can cause to people's lives. Thank You for taking the time to read this letter, but please recognize that jaw-joint health is part of total body and mind health. Help those suffering from this condition to have hope for treatment and pain-relief by convincing whoever writes the insurance guidelines of this truth as well as the urgent need for guideline reform.

We the undersigned petition for Medicare and Medicaid guideline changes regarding TMJ-TMJD (Temporo-Mandibular Joint Disorder) for current rules incorrectly suggest TMJ-TMJD is a dental rather than medical condition and because of this thousands of American citizens are not receiving the medical care they desperately need. Damage to the jaw-joint is as painful and debilitating as damage can be to any other joint and Medicare and Medicaid need recognize the devastation that TMJ-TMJD can cause to people's lives. Thank You for taking the time to read this letter.