TMD, OCCLUSAL SPLINT THERAPY & BASIC OCCLUSION

Understanding masticatory apparatus.
Understanding and examination of TMJ anatomy and muscles of mastication.
Imaging modalities for hard and soft components of the TMJ.
Understanding of normal occlusion, occlusal problems and their causes.
Understanding disastrous sequelae of occlusal interference and unstable occlusion.
Thorough understanding of TMDS (myofacial pain, internal disc derangement (why clicking sound is heard in TMJ) and Osteoarthritis.)
Introduction to Facebow and Articulator.

Treatment planning of TMDS.
Types of occlusal splints.
What occlusal splints can and cannot do.
How to deliver an Anterior Deprogrammer and Occlusal Splint, and instructions to give to patients.
How to perform Reprogramming of occlusal splints and recall
What comes next after splint therapy? Case reports.
2 Demo of Anterior Deprogrammer on live patient
Demo intraoral method of splint with cold cure acrylic
T scan and micro occlusion

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