Treatment of Mimetic Muscle and Facial Nerve Disorders. All about the «Brain — Muscles — Joint — Occlusion» Relationship
Treatment of Mimetic Muscle and Facial Nerve Disorders. All about the «Brain — Muscles — Joint — Occlusion» Relationship
Course overview
This new course by Dmitriy Konstantinovich Yudin integrates modern protocols from neurology, dentistry, and rehabilitation medicine, as well as neuromuscular concepts.
Within the training, facial nerve dysfunction is considered as a complex system of interactions between the central nervous system, mimetic musculature, the temporomandibular joint, and occlusal factors.
Special attention is paid to clinical reasoning, accurate diagnosis, selection of treatment strategy, and long-term rehabilitation of patients with facial nerve functional disorders.
During the course you will study:
The etiology, pathogenesis, and current concepts of facial nerve dysfunction
Analysis of mimetic musculature and facial asymmetry in clinical practice
Neurological and dental examination of the patient within an interdisciplinary approach
Protocols for sequential and surgical treatment of facial nerve dysfunction
Postoperative rehabilitation and pharmacological support.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Diagnosis of Facial Nerve Dysfunction and Mimetic Muscle Disorders: Functional Assessment and Impact on Quality of Life
Etiology and pathogenesis of facial nerve dysfunction
Clinical manifestations and primary symptoms
Analysis of mimetic musculature and facial symmetry
Neurological and dental examination of the patient
Social aspects and impact on quality of life.
Lesson 2. Surgical Treatment of Facial Nerve Dysfunction and Postoperative Rehabilitation
First-line therapy for paresis of the mimetic musculature
Protocols for a sequential approach to treating facial nerve dysfunction
Idiopathic Bell's palsy
Paralysis, paresis, and neuropathy: what is the difference?
Differential diagnosis of facial nerve dysfunction
Surgical nerve repair protocols
Postoperative rehabilitation: use of occlusal appliances to adapt the occlusion.
Lesson 3. Postoperative Rehabilitation for Facial Nerve Dysfunction: Pharmacology, Botulinum Therapy, and Restorative Methods
Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic support for postoperative rehabilitation
Botulinum therapy for correction of asymmetry
Physical rehabilitation:
Synkinesis, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), nociplastic pain.
