TMJ, OCCLUSION & POSTURE

Program (09 am – 05 pm)

• Occlusion and Posture: Evidence Based Dentistry VS Clinical Based Dentistry
• Postural Syndrome: signs, symptoms and diagnosis
• Diagnostic aid of applied kinesiology and TaoPatch devices
• Hands-on exercises with participants on how to correctly perform kinesiological tests
• Problems related to postural imbalance
• Temporomandibular Joint: anatomy, physiology and instrumental examinations
• MRI of TMJ and postural muscles: from prescription to image interpretation
• Pathologies of the temporomandibular joint
• Speech therapy, physiotherapy, osteopathy in the treatment of TMD
• Type and choice of occlusal plates
• The clinical protocol for the treatment of Postural Syndrome
• Orthodontics and Posture: how to intercept and prevent joint and postural problems.
• Tongue and swallowing
• Conservative and prosthetic occlusal rehabilitations: materials and techniques
• The vertical dimension in reconstructive dentistry
• Complex cases
• Discussion with participants