Demystify TMDs

Unfortunately, most dental professionals do not feel prepared or confident in diagnosing or treating patients with TMD. The aim of this lecture is to resolve someTMD confusion, provide basic management skills, highlight the various known aetiologies, as well as what dental professionals are equipped to manage and what must be referred out in order to achieve success. You will learn the following: Why most clicking joints do not need treatment. What are the various aetiologies of TMD? Why there is a strong association between Psychosocial factors and chronic TMD, and how they hamper success, in our treatment protocols,due to their noxious effects on the entire nervous system. What are the relevant anatomical structures in the joint derangement continuum? The concept of “adapted” centric relation in degenerative joints, and how it is determined via CBCT and MRI. How to step by step explain to your patients their individual TMD condition and needed interventions using a “Patient TMD Checklist”, and how to improve their compliance with treatment. The concept of Physical Self-Regulation home care is reported to be a powerful tool, and a copy of a “Patient information Pack” will also be provided for you to use the next day in your clinic. We will cover occlusion and how it relates to TMJs Finally clinical TMD cases will be presented and discussed to demonstrate the difference in management between joint and muscular disorders.

Learning outcomes

Unfortunately, most dental professionals do not feel prepared or confident in diagnosing or treating patients with TMD. The aim of this lecture is to resolve someTMD confusion, provide basic management skills, highlight the various known aetiologies, as well as what dental professionals are equipped to manage and what must be referred out in order to achieve success. You will learn the following: Why most clicking joints do not need treatment. What are the various aetiologies of TMD? Why there is a strong association between Psychosocial factors and chronic TMD, and how they hamper success, in our treatment protocols,due to their noxious effects on the entire nervous system. What are the relevant anatomical structures in the joint derangement continuum? The concept of “adapted” centric relation in degenerative joints, and how it is determined via CBCT and MRI. How to step by step explain to your patients their individual TMD condition and needed interventions using a “Patient TMD Checklist”, and how to improve their compliance with treatment. The concept of Physical Self-Regulation home care is reported to be a powerful tool, and a copy of a “Patient information Pack” will also be provided for you to use the next day in your clinic. We will cover occlusion and how it relates to TMJs Finally clinical TMD cases will be presented and discussed to demonstrate the difference in management between joint and muscular disorders.

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