Dental CE Course: Temporomandibular Disorders

After completing the course, you'll be able to:

1. Define temporomandibular disorders.

2. Outline clinical conditions known as TMD and describe what occurs if these conditions are left untreated.

3. List types of symptoms, signs and other assessments that would provide a basis for initiating therapeutic interventions.

4. Describe a plan for the initial management and treatment of patients with various TMD subtypes.

5. Discuss effective approaches to management and treatment of patients with persistent TMD pain and dysfunction.

6. Outline directions for future research.

7. List conditions primarily affecting the muscles of mastication and those affecting the TMJ.

8. Discuss the noninvasive and reversible therapies for the initial management and treatment of TMD, such as supportive patient education, pharmacologic pain control, physical therapy and intraoral appliances.

9. Discuss the effectiveness of pharmacologic, occlusal and surgical approaches to the treatment of persistent TMD.

10. Describe the impact of psychosocial issues on a patient with persistent TMD.