 [ Symptoms ] surgeon said he had to take cartilage out from my jaw [ Disease ] hi if the cartilage was removed then this can be an onset of unilateral arthritis of the tm joint loss of cartilage leads to reduction in synovial lubricant fluid between the two joint surfaces of the bones this leads to friction between the opposing bones causing inflammation and pain as there is a single bone mandible between both tm joints affection of one will have adverse effect on the other get a ct scan done thanks