TMJ

In spite of the confused medical/ dental profession the suffering patient has to face the ravages of this harsh disease/ disorder. The merciless and often illogical criticism from those who would not or could not renounce their obsolete convictions regarding traditional notions about the pathophysiology of head, neck and masticatory apparatus only promotes further confusion. Dr. Clayton Chan is well versed in the controversies of treatment methods and protocols. He is strongly aware of the varying views as well as the flawed research that many clinicians based their strong views, treatments and recommendations.

Realizing the short comings of the present medical and dental profession it is even the more necessary to take a scientific, methodical approach and lay aside biased views and old paradigms. As Dr. Bernard Jankelson, the Father of Neuromuscular Dentistry, so intuitively stated, “If it has been measured, it is a fact; if it has not been measured, it is an opinion.” This concept corresponds amazingly well to one of the basic postulates of Galileo Galilei, the father of modern scientific philosophy.

See the editorial comments of Dr. Clayton Chan in: A Gnathological Approach verses the Neuromuscular Approach to Dental Diagnosis and Treatment

Filed under: Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Education, Diagnosis and Treatment, Electromyography, Gnathology, Jaw Tracking, Joint Imaging, Neuromuscular Instrumentation, Neuromusular Dentistry, Occlusion Connections, tmj neuromuscular dentistry forum by Clayton A. Chan, D.D.S.
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