Occlusion, TMJ, Miofacial Pain I

Code:

518

Acronym:

518

Instance: 2004/2005 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	50	Plano oficial a partir de 2000	5	4	7	-

Objectives

Theoretical and practical concepts where diagnosis and therapy of temporomandibular and miofacial syndromes, muscles and associated structures are discussed.

Program

-Introduction to orofacial pain, occlusion and ATM
-Study of ATM
-Oclusal pathophysiology.
-Temporomandibular and miofacial syndromes
-Parafunction
-Obstructive sleep apnea.

Main Bibliography

Ramfjord – Occlusion. 4th ed.
Mohl, Zarb, Carlsson, Rugh – Fundamentos de Oclusão.
Dawson – Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment of Occlusal Problems. 3rd ed.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical
Theoretical/Practical

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Observations

Teaching staff:

Professor Dr. Francisco António Rebelo Morais Caldas
Professor Dr. João Carlos Ferreira de Pinho
Dr. António Marcelo de Azevedo Miranda
Dr. Tiago Caldas