2 Hours – Virtual Course Material -Taped Didactic Session to be viewed prior to the course
GTA IN-PERSON Course -November 24, 8:30 AM – 5 pm
- The purpose of this part of the TMJ education module is to familiarize/review the normal biomechanics of the TMJ as well as the pathomechanics involved in a displaced disc.
- At the end of this module, the learner should be able to:
- Describe the anatomy involved in the motions of the jaw including depression and elevation, protrusion and retrusion and lateral deviation.
- Describe the normal biomechanics of the TMJ
- Describe the current theory of mastication
- Identify the movement patterns associated with the abnormal pathomechanics with a displaced disc with and without reduction
- Describe some of the Mechanisms of Injury for TMD
- The purpose of this part of the TMJ education module is to familiarize/review the anatomy of the TMJ in preparation for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of TMJ related disorders.
- At the end of this module, the learner should be able to:
- Recognize the muscles of the TMJ including the hyoid and tongue
- Identify the branches of the Trigeminal Nerve and what it supplies
- Identify the sinuses in the facial area including the maxillary, frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid
- The purpose of this part of the TMJ education module is to familiarize/review the anatomy of the TMJ in preparation for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of TMJ related disorders.
- At the end of this module, the learner should be able to:
- Recognize the bony anatomy of the TMJ
- Identify the ligamentous and capsular structures around the TMJ
- Describe the blood and nerve supply to the TMJ
- Identify the rudimentary malpositions of the jaw including retro and prognathism, overjet, overbite and crossbite
Practical Assessment, Palpation and treatment techniques will be reviewed