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Examination of the articulatory system should be a routine that you perform for all new patients and at regular intervals for existing patients, even those whom you know well. Symptoms of a temporomandibular disorder can come and go, and the patient may present complaining of the recent onset of a symptom such as a click which, by chance, was not present at the time of your previous examination. The three components to examine are the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), the mandibular muscles, and the occlusion.