Functional Approach in Multidisciplinary Treatment (Occlusion Dysfunction)

Functional Approach in Multidisciplinary Treatment (Occlusion Dysfunction)

Category: Gnathology

Instructor(s): Alessandro Nanussi

Course structure: Lessons: 6 lessons | Duration: 5 h 40 min

Course overview

Clinical and instrumental protocol for a simple management of the occlusal load in prosthodontics and dysfunctional patients.

Curriculum

1-Integrated Functional Approach in 4 steps

• In the fisrt lecture Dr. Alessandro will speak about four steps and how to manage the function.
• The first step is the control, the respect of tmj. A correct function is the harmony and integration between the temporomandibular joint, muscles, occlusion and body posture.

2-TMJ : How to respect the TMJThe correct function is the harmony and integration between TMJ, Muscles, Occlusion and body posture

• The second part of the course is about how to respect the TMJ using the scanning using the virtual facial bone.
• Dr. Alessandro will speak about the virtual facial bone and the real movement and how and why the scanner surpasses the silicone in the functional analysis of the patient. He will show you also some clinical case.

3-Muscular pattern: an useful index to balance the occlusion

• In this lecture Dr. Alessandro will speak about muscular pattern of the patient. The muscular pattern is an useful index to balance the occlusion. He will show how to respect the muscular activity recording and checking it with electromyography with an interesting instrument. That is the electromyography by Titan.

4-Occlusion: static intercuspidation and dynamic movement: how to manage them?

• This lecture is about occlusion and how to manage the static, anticipation and dynamic movements.
• Dr. will show you what is the best scheme to manage occlusal contacts. How to balance anterior and lateral side movements with occlusal pepper.

5-SPLINT THERAPY: managing TMJ and occlusion with a piece of resin

• Lecture is about how to manage the TMJ and occlusion with a splint. A splint is a piece of resin. Let's look together how to reduce the disc derangement and manage it with a far splint. And how to confirm the result, the position of the jaw with the stabilization splint and how to use this information to set a mandibular reposition.

6-Posture and Occlussion

• The lesson six about departure and occlusion.
• Dr. Nanussi will speak about the correct function and harmony and integration between body posture and occlusion and about some interesting issue in sport dentistry. And also he will show you how to work together with the osteopathist and how he can help him and how we can help the osteopath in its work, will show you how to check and record the Descendix syndrome with the stabilometric platform.