A method for detecting and displaying the movement of a temporomandibular joint of a patient, which joint connects a lower jaw and an upper jaw, by means of magnetic resonance tomography, wherein - at least one marker that is visible using magnetic resonance tomography is fastened to the lower jaw of the patient by way of a fastening means, - a plurality of magnetic resonance tomography measurement data sets of a recording volume is generated in chronological succession during a first measurement time interval, - at least the temporomandibular joint and/or at least one part of the lower jaw and the at least one marker are positioned in the recording volume during the first measurement time interval, - the lower jaw performs a movement relative to the upper jaw during the first measurement time interval, - the movement of the lower jaw has a first position relative to the upper jaw, - one at least two-dimensional marker position of the at least one marker in the recording volume is determined in each measurement data set, - a marker movement curve is created on the basis of the determined marker positions, - a point on the marker movement curve corresponding to the first position of the lower jaw relative to the upper jaw is determined or is known, - at least one image data set of the recording volume is generated during a second measurement time interval, - at least the temporomandibular joint and/or at least one part of the lower jaw and the at least one marker are positioned in the recording volume during the second measurement time interval, - the lower jaw is in the first position relative to the upper jaw during the second measurement time interval, - a first model representing at least one part of the upper jaw and/or a part of the temporal bone comprising the temporomandibular socket (Fossa mandibularis) and a second model representing at least one part of the lower jaw are determined from the image data set, - a position of the at least one marker relative to the first model and the second model is determined from the image data set and - a movement pattern of the second model (20, 20') relative to the first model is calculated and displayed based on the marker movement curve and the relative position of the first model and the second model to the at least one marker. - at least one marker that is visible using magnetic resonance tomography is fastened to the lower jaw of the patient by way of a fastening means, - a plurality of magnetic resonance tomography measurement data sets of a recording volume is generated in chronological succession during a first measurement time interval, - at least the temporomandibular joint and/or at least one part of the lower jaw and the at least one marker are positioned in the recording volume during the first measurement time interval, - the lower jaw performs a movement relative to the upper jaw during the first measurement time interval, - the movement of the lower jaw has a first position relative to the upper jaw, - one at least two-dimensional marker position of the at least one marker in the recording volume is determined in each measurement data set, - a marker movement curve is created on the basis of the determined marker positions, - a point on the marker movement curve corresponding to the first position of the lower jaw relative to the upper jaw is determined or is known, - at least one image data set of the recording volume is generated during a second measurement time interval, - at least the temporomandibular joint and/or at least one part of the lower jaw and the at least one marker are positioned in the recording volume during the second measurement time interval, - the lower jaw is in the first position relative to the upper jaw during the second measurement time interval, - a first model representing at least one part of the upper jaw and/or a part of the temporal bone comprising the temporomandibular socket (Fossa mandibularis) and a second model representing at least one part of the lower jaw are determined from the image data set, - a position of the at least one marker relative to the first model and the second model is determined from the image data set and - a movement pattern of the second model (20, 20') relative to the first model is calculated and displayed based on the marker movement curve and the relative position of the first model and the second model to the at least one marker.