DAY 1
REGISTRATION /ARRIVAL Tea/coffee: 8.30am-9.00 AM
SESSION 1: 9.30am-11.00am
TMJ EXAMINATION FOR PROSTHODONTIST –
WHEN SHOULD WE NOT DO PROSTHETICS !
Disc pathology - how to differentiate it and when intervention is necessary
• How to distinguish between locks of muscle and articular origin
• Radiological picture of disorders of the temporomandibular joint
• How to examine the temporomandibular joint
• TMJ biomechanics necessary to understand „ deprogramation”
TEA BREAK: 11.00 am-11.15 am
SESSION 2 : 11:15 am-12:45 am
Examination of muscles, joints.
Workshop : LOAD TEST
LUNCH: 12:45pm-13:30pm
SESSION 3: 13:30pm- 15:00pm
Holistic approach - what should we know to avoid troubles
• Local myalgia, Spasm, Protective co-contraction, Myofascial pain, Centrally modulated myalgia
• Masticatory muscles - controversy related to the function and study of the masticatory muscles.
• What are trigger points and what is their importance in dentistry?