Temporomandibular Disorders and Sleep Apnea in Orthodontics
What you'll learn
- Joint disorders; Inflammatory conditions; Ankylosis; Fracture
- Masticatory muscle disorders;Intracranial and vascular pain disorders;Neurogenic pain; Migraine headaches; Tension-type headaches; Extracranial pain disorders;
- Costen syndrome
- Signs and symptoms of Sleep Apnea; Physical examination of the patient; Effect of anatomy on respiration;
Requirements
- Interested in becoming an orthodontic specialist
Description
This course will take you from zero to hero of the following orthodontic topics: Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders; Sleep Apnea.
Here are the main headlines that this course covers:
Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders
1. Incidence
2. Patient Examination
2.1 Chief complaint
2.2 Medical history
2.3 Dental history
2.4 Clinical examination
General inspection of the head and neck
Masticatory and cervical muscle evaluation
Neurovascular evaluation
Intraoral evaluation
3. Classification of TMD
4. Joint disorders
4.1 Congenital or developmental disorders
4.2 Disk derangement disorders
4.3 Temporomandibular joint dislocation
5. Inflammatory conditions
5.1 Synovitis
5.2 Osteoarthritis
6. Ankylosis
7. Fracture
8. Masticatory muscle disorders
8.1 Myofascial pain
8.2 Fibromyalgia,
8.3 Myositis
8.4 Myospasm
8.5 Myofibrotic contracture
8.6 Neoplasm
8.7 Local myalgia – unclassified
9. Diagnosis
9.1 Intracranial and vascular pain disorders
9.2 Neurogenic pain
9.3 Migraine headaches
9.4 Tension-type headaches
9.5 Extracranial pain disorders
9.6 Mental health disorders
10. Connection between malocclusion and TMD
11. Costen syndrome
12. Connection between orthodontic treatment and TMD
13. Treatment
13.1 Patient education
13.2 Cognitive behavioral intervention
13.3 Pharmacotherapy
13.4 Physical medicine
13.5 Orthopedic appliance therapy
13.6 Occlusal therapy
13.7 Surgery
Sleep Apnea
1. Introduction
2. Signs and symptoms
3. Physical examination of the patient
3.1 Adult apneic event
3.2 Pediatric apneic event
4. Effect of anatomy on respiration
5. OSA in children
5.1 Diagnosis
5.2 Orthodontic management
Treatment involving the maxilla
Treatment involving the mandible
6. OSA in adults
6.1 Diagnosis
6.2 Cephalometrics
6.3 Examination of the tongue, soft palate, and tonsils
6.4 Management
Non – surgical treatment – mandibular advancement
Orthognathic surgery management
7. Questionnaire and treatment planning for the OSA patient.
Who this course is for:
- General dentists and post-graduate students
- Dental students
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 577 Reviews
- 570 Students
- 22 Courses
Dr. Ivelina Koycheva is a renowned international lecturer and trains dentists from all over the world in orthodontics. She is the author of over 40 online orthodontic courses, which are attended by dentists from Germany, England, Italy, France, USA, Ireland, Mexico, Bahrain, South Africa, Kenya, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey, Portugal, Egypt and many other countries.
She is the author of the books “Orthodontic Treatment Protocols” and “Everything about orthodontic treatment”. She is the best-selling and highest-rated orthodontic trainer in Udemy.
Dr. Ivelina Koycheva is the inventor of an innovative method of applying stabilization arches during orthodontic treatment that significantly optimizes treatment time.
She graduated Dental Medicine at Medical University – Sofia and specialized in orthodontics in Poland. She learned orthodontic specifics from world-known lecturers like Prof. Adrian Becker, Prof. Stella Chaushu, Dr. Richard P. McLaughlin (creator of the MBT braces system), Dr. Giorgio Fiorelli.
She applies the acquired knowledge in her daily orthodontic practice. She has treated hundreds of cases in her orthodontic clinic.