Lecture #18 Managing Muscle Pain - Part 1: Understanding the Program
Muscle pain is the most pain complaint of all humans. However, many clinicians do not have a sound understand of muscle pain and therefore have a difficult time managing it. Too often dentists be...
Lecture #21 The Indications and Fabrication of a Stabilization Appliance
The occlusal appliance is one of the most common treatments extended to the patient suffering with a temporomandibular disorder. The clinician needs to appreciate that an appliance does not help...
Lecture #22 The Management of Muscle Pain with a Stabilization Appliance: What do you do next?
Many clinicians fabricate stabilization appliances but they may be uncertain as what to do next. In this lecture, Dr. Okeson presents a step by step algorithm that gives direction to the clinici...
Lecture #23 Indications and Fabrication of an Anterior Positioning
There is much controversy regarding the use of an anterior positioning appliance in the management of certain TM disorders. In this lecture, Dr. Okeson reviews the history of this appliance and h...
Lecture #24 Treatment Protocol for using an Anterior Positioning Appliance
Over the years, the use of the anterior positioning appliance has fallen in and out of favor. In this lecture, Dr. Okeson describes a simple and effective way to use an anterior positioning appli...
Lecture 19 Managing Muscle Pain - Part 2: Co-Contraction, Local Muscle Soreness and Myospasm
This is part two of the lecture series on masticatory muscle pain disorders. Dr. Okeson begins to describe each muscle disorder in details with diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. He speci...
Lecture 20 Managing Muscle Pain - Part 3: Myofascial Pain, Central Mediated Myalgia and Fibromyalgia
This is part three of the lecture series on masticatory muscle pain disorders. Dr. Okeson specifically describes the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations for myofascial pain, central mediated...