Practical osteopathy: effective TMD treatment

– Relevant anatomy including the muscles of mastication, mandibular nerve (V3), trigeminocervical nucleus, articular disc, temporomandibular, and cervical spine

– Disc displacement classification

– Disc disorder progression to patient presentations

– The quality of the prevalence data of TMJ disorders

– Diagnosis of orofacial pain

– Prognosis of TMD. 

Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

– The diagnostic techniques of TMDs according to the current diagnostic criteria

– Diagnosis of TMDs according to:

- The international diagnostic criteria

- American academy of orofacial pain.

– Subjective and objective diagnostic criteria of TMDs

– The physical assessment of patients with orofacial pain

– Subgrouping patients with TMDs:

- Orofacial pain

- Disc disorders and degenerative joint disease.

– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Functional dentists, Orthodontists, General dentists.

– The scientific association between TMDs, bite, posture, and the cervical spine

– Clinical connection between neck pain and TMDs

– The supported association between TMDs and cervical spine disorders

– The neck and jaw functional, postural, and muscular connection

– Protocols of cranio-cervical flexion test

– Protocols of flexion-rotation test (FRT)

– The relationship between posture, function, and pain within the craniocervical mandibular (CCM) complex

– Analysis of clinical cases. 

Recommended for: Functional dentists, Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Еvidence-based strategies for musculoskeletal management of patients with TMDs during orthodontic treatment

– Protocols for management of common joint and muscular disorders during orthodontic treatment using manual the exercise therapies

– Step-by-step of protocols and management techniques of patients who are suffering from severe TMDs pain

– Clinical protocols of managing discogenic patients and degenerative cases

– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Functional dentists, Orthodontists, General dentists.

– The mechanics of upper cervical ligament testing

– The mechanics of cranial nerve testing

– When should the cranial nerve testing and upper cervical ligament testing be performed? 

– The mechanics of manipulative techniques for the upper cervical spine and the TMJ

– The cervical flexion-rotation test

– Atlanto-Axial (AA) manipulation

– Atlanto-occipital manipulation

– Medial pterygoid manipulation

– The research for manipulative techniques for those with TMJ pain and disorders.  

Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

– The TMD exercise guide

– TMJ movement evaluation with:

- the C-curve exercise. Repeated lateral deviation

- the S-curve exercise. Resisted lateral deviation.

– The Mannheimer exercise for TMD management;

– The scientific research on exercises for TMJ disorders and headaches

– Step-by-step protocols of various exercises for management of TMJ disorders

– Step-by-step protocols of various exercises for management different type of headache disorders

– The relationship of cardiovascular exercise to headache and TMJ pain. 

Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.

– The multiple aspects of posture that can be evaluated for a patient

– The research link between posture, TMJ disorders and headaches

– Forward head posture (FHP) and occlusion

– The relation between posture and headaches. Migraine and posture

– Forward head posture (FHP) and tension type headache (TTH)

– Forward head posture (FHP) and neck pain

– The ability of practitioners to improve posture

– Application of researches on posture to educate patients;

– Intervention protocols that can be used to improve posture.

Recommended for: Functional dentists, General dentists.