American school of evidence-based treatment of temporomandibular disorders

– Muscle pain and TMJ pain: differential diagnosis

– Classification of TMD

– Types of heterotypic pain

– Diagnostic criteria for referred pain

– How to identify pain disorders that are likely to respond positively to your therapy from those that will not

– How to differentiate TMD from other sources of orofacial pain

– The relationship between occlusion and temporomandibular disorders

– Adaptability of the maxillofacial system

– Deep localized pain.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Effect of stress on orofacial pain

– Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

– Prolonged stress: impact on the human body

– Effect of occlusion on muscle pain

– An acute changes in the occlusal condition

– Chronic response from occlusal alteration.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– The most favorable and orthopedically stable interrelationship between occlusion and the condylar position for orthodontic-prosthodontic therapy

– The concept of musculoskeletally stable position

– Determination of TMJ stability

– The bilateral mandibular manipulation technique

– Condylar stability vs occlusal stability

– Effect of occlusion on TMD.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Muscle pain as a consequence of anatomical variation

– Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and bruxism: relationship and mutual influence

– Rhythmic muscle activity and pain

– Delayed onset of local muscle soreness

– Spasm: definition.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Model of muscle pain development

– Spastic activity of the masticatory muscles

– Botox in the treatment of muscle pain

– When to refer a patient to a related specialist

– Local myalgia:

- definition

- etiology

- clinical symptoms

- treatment tactics.

– The importance of the patient's psychological state in the treatment of orofacial pain

– Application of a stabilizing splints

– Indications for stabilizing equipment.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Bruxism and its relationship with occlusion

– The appropriate use of occlusal appliance therapy for muscle pain and joint pain

– The importance of doctor-patient interaction in the treatment of TMD

– When does an occlusal appliance reduce the patient’s TMD symptoms?

– Placebo effect in the treatment of TMD.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Anatomical and pathophysiological basis for intracapsular TMJ problems

– TMJ ligaments: structure, functions

– Articular disc displacement with reduction: clinical manifestations

– Articular disc displacement without reduction: clinical symptoms and tactics

– Principles of treatment of intracapsular disorder.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– Increasing contacts and their effect on muscle pain

– The use of Botox for local myalgia

– Mandibular Advancement Devices (MAD)

– Taking impressions of patients with significant limitations in mouth opening

– Damage to the inferior alveolar nerve: possibilities of regeneration

– Hard splints vs soft splints: research and results

– Questions about using Bruxchecker

– Differential diagnosis of TMD

– Habits that affect TMD.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.

– What is pain?

– Biopsychosocial model: components

– Neuromatrix theory

– Classification of orofacial pain

– Musculoskeletal dysfunction: definition

– Epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain

– Etiology of musculoskeletal disorders

– Rules for choosing treatment tactics

– Factors of development of musculoskeletal dysfunction:

- Predisposing factors

- Initiators

- Aggravating factors.

– The concept of primary and heterotopic pain

– Anamnesis collection and examination: LOQFDIV-survey

– Clinical examination:

- Otoscopy

- Range of motion in the cervical spine

- Palpation of muscles and joints

- Palpation of the lymph nodes

- Provocative tests

- Movement of the lower jaw

- Intraoral examination

- X-ray diagnostics

- Serological examination

- Local anaesthesia.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

– Musculoskeletal dysfunction: definition

– Classification systems for musculoskeletal dysfunctions:

- RDC-TMD

- DC-TMD

- Extended DC-TMD.

– Masticatory muscles: a model of pain formation

– Causes of muscle dysfunction

– Local muscle soreness: causes

– Myospasm of the masticatory muscles

– Myofascial pain: causes

– Source of pain and localization

– Constant continuous muscle pain

– Fibromyalgia: diagnostics

– TMJ diseases:

- Disorders of the condyle-disc complex

- Inflammatory disorders.

– The role of ligaments in the development of diseases

– Displacement of the articular disc with and without reduction

– Inflammatory disorders: etiology

– Osteoarthritis: manifestations and key points of treatment

– Invasive treatment: indications

– Principles of treatment of TMJ dysfunctions

– Manual therapy

– Multiple "P" approach.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

– Components of orofacial pain

– Small fiber neuropathy (SFPN)

– Concomitant pathology:

- Genetic factors

- Purchased factors.

– Diagnosis of neuropathy: trepan-biopsy

– Genetic testing in dentistry

– Retromyalgia: principles of diagnosis:

- Match test

- Joint Hypermobility test.

– Chiari malformation: clinic

– Myofascial pain syndrome: diagnosis

– Principles of treatment of polyneuropathy

– Paraneoplastic syndrome.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.