TMJ Treatment & Diagnosis – 2 x 2 Days Intensive Course

About the course

This intensive four days course deals in detail with TMJ diseases, their cause, origin and diagnosis with a particular focus on the exact impact on the pathology of the jaw and tooth position.

Programme

• TMJ: anatomy and pathology
• Development of the dentition and malocclusion which leads to parthology
• Diagnosis with TMJ pathology (with practical demonstration and exercises)
• The purpose and nature of the splint therapy
• Diagnosis and accompanying treatment with osteopathy and manual therapy
• Hands-on-centric registration and the philosophy behind it (with practical demonstration and exercises)

• The ideal mandibular position and articulation (with practical demonstration and exercises)
• Orthodontic treatment of patients with TMJ pathology
• The “other” orthodontic diagnosis (with practical demonstration and exercises)
• The effect of asymmetries on the TMJ and its treatment
• Concept and treatment protocol
• Functional testing during the ongoing treatment
• Occlusal adjustments
• Stabilizing the long-term outcome
• Sources of error and their elimination