Orthodontics, Occlusion and Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Goal

Understand and manage theoretical and practical basis to connect clinically the cranio-mandibular unit with the cranio-vertical unit. The importance of the physiological curvature and the influence it exerts over the mandibular position will be seen, and therefore the occlusion. Analysis and concepts about physiology and musculo-skeletal articular biomechanics.

Integration of functional units

• Centric-cranio-vertebral concept
  
• Temporomandibular joint and vertical column
  
• Analysis and cranio-cervical cephalometric tracing
  
• Lip seal: functional and non-functional 5%
  
• Cranio-cervical system and its interrelation with facial biotypes
  
• Arthrokinematics of the TMJ unit
  
• Map of articular pain of the TMJ
  
• Head and neck: Cervical-headaches
  
• Patients care: Physiotherapy in cranio-cervical-mandibular disorders
  

Osteoarticular System

• Introduction to intra-articular disc pathology
  
• Disc-condyle and condylar-disc subluxation concept
  
• Intra-articular pathology of the TMJ: Avascular necrosis of the mandibular condyle, chondromalacia,
  
• degenerative processes. Clinical cases
  
• Progression of the disc pathology
  
• Physiotherapy in cranio-cervical-mandibular disorders
  
• Disc subluxations treatment: Disc reduction techniques
  
• Non reducible disc luxation treatment
  

Soft tissue and craniovertebral

• Cervical craniofacial pain (clinical cases)
  
• Anatomic cuts of the sub-cranial column
  
• Cervical-facial pain
  
• Therapeutic techniques of the superior cervical column for degenerative processes of the inferior
  
• cervical column
  
• Mioaponeurotic/myofascial pain
  
• Muscular evaluation (cranial-cervical-mandibular)
  
• Importance of the soft tissues and their influence on the cervical column stability and instability, IX Unit: Dysautonomia