A typical day in the office. You are busy, you are running behind and your hygiene patient says, “Doctor I have a sore jaw, and it clicks”. You know that you have NO time to deal with this. And all too often the patient is told “you need a night guard”.

What is the hinge axis? Any three dimensional object that rotates does so around a central axis. In the case of the mandible we have two condyles joined by a rigid body (the mandible). Location of the hinge axis of the mandible can be used diagnostically (electronic Condylography, and hinge axis transfer of study casts to an articulator).

VieSID Canada Mini-Residency 2024 finished in June. Our exceptional students spent 15 days in 3-5 day modules studying Occlusal Medicine and Functional Dentistry

Professor Rudolph Slavicek emphasized the importance of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) as part of his gnathologic triad concept. It is critical that we consider the occlusion, the muscles and the TMJ in all of our diagnostics and treatments as they must exist in harmony with each other

What is the “elephant in the room”? The question we receive most is why should I take programs from VieSID? our comprehensive hands-on programs offer extensive training that benefits all dentists and applies to every procedure completed.

In previous blogs we have discussed our patient interview, and clinical examination. To have a thorough understanding of the stomatognathic system it is essential to palpate the muscles that are responsible for creating movements that allow function to occur. Mastication, swallowing, speech, bruxism and respiration are the main functions that we need to consider.