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Inclusion Criteria: 1. To participate in this study, patients (with DJD) must: * Be 18 years or older * Provide written informed consent in English * State willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study * Have clinically confirmed DJD diagnoses based on CT and/or radiographs, and /or traditional MRI scan obtained by their clinician. * Willing to have a separate approximately 2-hour appointment to have an MRI at the CMRR * Has the ability to manage their own calendar and schedule appointments * Does not have a serious medical condition * Is not pregnant or is not potentially pregnant 2. To participate in this study, controls (participants without DJD) must: * Be 18 years or older * Provide written informed consent in English * State willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study * Confirm the absence of any pre-existing TMJ disease * Willing to have a separate approximately 2-hour appointment to have an MRI at the CMRR * Has the ability to manage their own calendar and schedule appointments * Does not have a serious medical condition * Is not pregnant or is not potentially pregnant 3. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they: * Contraindications to MRI. Exclusion criteria for MRI are: 1. Ferromagnetic implants 2. History of shrapnel or shot gun injury 3. Too large to fit in the magnet (body mass index \>= 40, approx.) 4. Cardiac pacemakers 5. Severe claustrophobia 6. Large tattoos 7. History of metalwork * Are non-English speaking * Could be pregnant