The osteopathic approach to the stomatognathic system, including TMJ, dental and tongue disorders with Paolo Tozzi DO

FIRST DAY

• Foundations of TMJ embriology, anatomy and physiology

• The development of the stomatognatic system as a functional unit for the body mechanics, mastication, deglutition, phonation and breathing

• The tongue function in sucking and swallowing, as a molding force for the oral cavity, dental positioning and orofacial balance

• The dysfunctional swallowing presentation, how to detect it in kids and adults and how to assess its sistemic influence on the body

• Osteopathic evaluation and treatment of the tongue, including the Garliner’s myofunctional method for tongue functional rehabilitation 

SECOND DAY

• Craniometric considerations in the interactions between head position, breathing and swallowing, including the impact on the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM)

• Relations between cranial conformation, dental class, tongue shape and PRM 

• Occlusal functional diagnosis according to the Planas method

• Cranio-cervico-mandibular disorders: osteopathic evaluation, including Rocabado pain mapping 

• 3D testing of the TMJ mobility with corresponding osteopathic articular and capsulo-ligamentous balancing techniques 

• Osteopathic evaluation and treatment of the mio-tendinous and fascial structures of the TMJ

• Osteopathic evaluation and treatment of the hyoid bone, supra and infra hyoid muscles

THIRD DAY

• Clicking TMJ sindromes: etiology, classification and evaluation

• Timing of dental extrusion, classification of dental classes and their impact on head positioning, spinal curves and body posture

• Analysis of the main orthodontic interventions from an osteopathic perspective: bioactivators, functional orthesis, palate expansors, mobile and fixed orthesis

• Osteopathic intervention to assist, support and improve the response to orthodontic interventions in child, teenager and adulthood