Unit GNATOLOGY
- Course
- School of dental medicine
- Study-unit Code
- 50999304
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Stefano Pagano
- Teachers
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- Stefano Pagano
- Hours
- 18 ore - Stefano Pagano
- CFU
- 3
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche
- Academic discipline
- MED/28
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- ITALIAN LANGUAGE
- Contents
- The teaching of Gnathology aims to provide the student with the basics of modern gnathology, understood as a diagnosis of the main temporomandibular disorders and therapeutic principles related to gnathological rehabilitation
- Reference texts
- Fernandez-de-las-penas, Juan Mesa-Jimenez "Disordini temporomandibolari. Terapia manuale, esercizio e needling". Edi-ermes
- Educational objectives
- -in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of ATMs
-clinical pictures of orofacial pain related to TMJ diseases
-Temporomandibular muscular, articular and mixed dysfunctions
-Knowledge of the principles, indications and contraindications of the therapeutic devices of temporomandibular dysfunctions
-Definition of operational protocols for follow-up in TMJ disorders
-Knowledge of innovative diagnostic strategies in the temporomandibular field - Prerequisites
- Knowledge of the anatomy of the facial region
-knowledge of the physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms of pain transmission in the oral cavity - Teaching methods
- The course includes lectures and educational seminars aimed at the main diagnostic and therapeutic systems. Group meetings will also be scheduled for the definition of therapeutic paths and strategies in the temporomandibular field
- Learning verification modality
- The verification of the learning of the training objectives will take place through an oral exam which will consist of two tests, namely the simulation of a clinical case with diagnostic hypothesis and an interview to define the general and specific properties of reasoned gnathological therapy.
- Extended program
- Definition, epidemiology and etiology of painful temporomandibular disorders
-Classification of temporomandibular disorders
-Trigeminal nociceptive processing in the progression of TMJ disorders
-Pathophysiology of temporomandibular pain
-Clinical examination of TMJ and masticatory muscles
-Clinical examination of the cervical and thoracic spine in patients with temporomandibular disorders
-Manual therapy of temporomandibular disorders
-Home therapeutic exercise in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders
-The neuromuscular bite, distraction and mandibular localization: clinical principles and therapeutic modalities
-Maxillofacial surgery in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
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