Diagnosis, imaging and treatment approaches of TMD

Friday, September 11, 2020  |  9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  |  Online  | Register Now

Instructors

Pelin Karagoz Motro, DDS, MSc, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Radhika Chigurupati, DMD
Associate Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Director of Quality Assurance, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Lakshmi Garladinne, BDS, MS, MDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine 

Overview:

Temporomandibular Joint disorders (TMDs) are often a source of non-dental pain in the orofacial region. Patients with pain in the orofacial area often seek treatment from a dentist. Therefore, dentists are frequently the first point of contact clinicians for patients with TMD  pain. The dentists must be well informed and have a good understanding of data gathering and clinical examination of such patients.

This course aims to provide general dentists as well as specialists adequate knowledge and understanding of TMDs, and, how to perform a comprehensive exam to diagnose and/or refer to such patients. The speakers will illustrate TMDs with case-based scenarios and give a hands-on demonstration on how to examine patients with TMD. They will demonstrate examination of the TMJ and associated craniofacial structures, facial and neck muscles. Also, this course will provide an understanding of sleep disorders, bruxism, and treatment approaches, including occlusal splint therapy and surgical interventions.

Objectives:

• To understand the process of history, data gathering and clinical examination to diagnose TMD
• To have a basic understanding of TMJ imaging interpretation
• To understand how to establish a differential diagnosis of orofacial pain disorders and when to refer the patients for further evaluation
• To understand sleep disorders and parasomnias like bruxism
• To understand non-surgical and Surgical interventions to address TMD – Occlusal appliance therapy, Arthrocentesis, Arthroscopic Lysis + Lavage, Arthroplasty

Teaching Method: Lecture and participation

Recommended for: General dentists and specialists

Testimonials:

“It was great to see how a dentist can work together with a Physiotherapist and Radiologist!” – Participant, June 2017

“Overall presenters were fabulous. It was great to have a multi-discipline approach when teaching the subject.” – Participant, June 2017