OBJECTIVE MEASURING TECHNOLOGIES: A Physiologic and Functional Bases to the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is defined as a group of clinical problems that involve the masticatory muscles, the tempormandibular joint (TMJ), and the associated structures.<1> The associated and supporting structures are the dentition and the neuromuscular system complex that are attached to the mastictory muscle system and the temporomandibular joint system.  TMD can coexist with other musculoskeletal [...]


ABOUT NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY

A Discipline of Physiologic Dentistry Clayton A. Chan, DDS, MICCMO Master International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics INTRODUCTION For the past forty three years, dentistry has enjoyed an exciting evolution in the delivery of care. Technological advances have predominantly driven this evolution. Scientific advances have resulted in dental materials as technological break throughs using bio-instrumentation that have completely changed [...]


WHAT IS NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY?

Clayton A. Chan, DDS, MICCMO Founder and Director of Occlusion Connections The following 13 points must be considered in understanding what “Neuromuscular Dentistry” is REALLY ABOUT. These points have been adapted from the writings of Dr. Robert Jankelson who has pioneered the clinical use of computerized bio-instrumentation along with his father Dr. Bernard Jankelson (the Father of Neuromuscular [...]


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