OC Clinical Research · The GNM Research Group · Since 2008
“To bring accountability with objective science.”
OC Research AssociatesThe OC dentists behind the research groupRead →
Instruments & TestingThe K7 and the tests we recordRead →
Research ProjectsPast K7 projects, listed belowRead →
Research FindingsWhat K7 Project No. 1 foundRead →
Become an OC ResearcherFor OC dentists with before-and-after K7 scansHow to take part →Establishing an organized research group is needed to counter the claims of the academic and clinical antagonist who seek to convey a national and international message that TMD is a psycho-social phenomenon unrelated to occlusion rather than acknowledging the correlating bio-physiologic relationship between the masticatory system (teeth, musculature, temporomandibular joints and the central nervous system) and the skeletal postural system.
There has been a long standing need for controlled clinical studies that could objectively and subjectively validate patient responses to occlusal therapy within the dental profession. Correlation of musculoskeletal, craniomandibular, and oral-facial pain dysfunctions as they relate to teeth contact (occlusion) and their orientation of the maxillary to mandibular relationships and the surrounding musculature has been strongly debated and disparaged to indicate no scientific basis or claim that occlusion and Tempormandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD/TMJ) has any clear cut correlation to patient symptomology.
Within the neuromuscular arena scientific tests and protocols must be established by clinical dentist who desire to participate in on going clinical research designed to validate present claims that are spoken and advocated. These are professionals who are dedicated to ethical and honest objective data recording and reporting of their K7 findings of their cases nationally and internationally.
Without up to date on going scientific neuromuscular research and investigation the dental profession and clinical dentist cannot progress in an objective manner. Applying the principles and knowledge gathered from by this research group will ensure scientific protocols, standards and techniques that will assist the dentist in providing the highest standards of care to their patient’s.
Read the study protocol → how the study works and how to contribute a case
| Project | Year | Question | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| K7 Project No. 1 | 2009 | Defining the asymptomatic patient using Scan 9 and Scan 18 pre TENS | Protocol · Findings |
| K7 Project No. 2 | 2010 | Defining the symptomatic patient using Scan 9 and Scan 18 pre TENS | Protocol · Findings |
| K7 Project No. 1 and 2 | 2010 | Asymptomatic vs symptomatic data comparison | Comparison |
| Project No. 3 | 2013 | A comparison report of a pathological bite vs a well managed optimized bite | Report |
We encourage and welcome every OC dentist who records K7 scans in the office before and after GNM orthotic treatment to participate and contribute your case(s) to the current GNM Convergence Pilot Study. We need a bigger pool of data from all OC doctors. Even one case from you would be highly valued in this study. If interested, please contact Dr. Clayton Chan at: clayton@drclaytonchan.com.
