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J5 Myo-monitor
You may be considering various types of dental treatment- to
improve your smile, to correct a misaligned bite or to relieve
painful condition (joint disorders)). To provide you with an optimum
bite that gives you a beautiful smile as well as healthy muscles and
joints, we will then apply neuromuscular principles to build your
bite. NMD begins by relaxing the muscles around the jaw with the use
of a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation) device ( J5
Myo-monitor in our office).
Once we succeed in relaxing your muscles and determining the jaw
position that corresponds to neuromuscular occlusion we will want to
record that position physically. The physical recording is done
through a process called bite registration. this is done by placing
a fast setting putty like material between your teeth, then guiding
the jaw to the desired neuromuscular position using J5 device.
Neuromuscular Dentistry is based on the equilibrium between
muscles-teeth-and joints so it balances this system. So when it
comes to treatment of jaw joint disorder we deal mainly with non-
accommodating part of that system , NMD is of outmost benefit and
use to establish the bite position that is in harmony with the
muscles and joints.
One of the treatment option to harmonize the position of the
teeth with relax position of the joints and the muscles is
neuromuscular orthodontics, another is full-mouth reconstruction at
a neuromuscular position. |
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Dear Farid,
The Field of Neuromuscular dentistry (NMD) goes beyond using your
habitual bite as the basis for planning treatment. Neuromuscular
dentistry considers the entire system that controls the positioning
and function of your jaw-the teeth, muscles and joints. The
Neuromuscular dentist seeks to establish a harmonious relationship
among these three main factors, resulting in a jaw position called
"neuromuscular occlusion"
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The Muscles
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Different muscles come into play for positioning the jaw, opening
and closing the jaw (biting and chewing), and swallowing. the
muscles that open the jaw are in the neck area and the muscles that
posture your jaw are the ones that extend upward through the cheeks
and into the forehead area. The power muscle for chewing are in the
cheek area. Swallowing muscles must have something to brace against
to function. The Posturing muscles generally hold the jaw at a
position where the teeth are close to occlusion. 1-2 mm apart.
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The Joints
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The jaw is able to move since it operates on a joint called
temporomandibular joint (tmj), there is also a soft pad called a
disc that lies between these two structures. The head of the
mandible in the joint is called condyle, the position of the condyle
in the fossa is largely determined by where the muscles are holding
the jaw- a position in turn affected by the bite (occlusion). If the
system is in balance, the condyles will essentially be centered in
the fossa and the disc moves freely with the joint. If the muscles
of mastication are accommodating as described above, they may be
holding the jaw joinyt in an abnormal position, negatively affecting
its function. this may result in limited jaw opening and/or
deviation of the jaw during opening. |
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The posture
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Posture can also play a significant role in your occlusion. The
jaw could be considered one end of your interrelated skeleton, just
bring your teeth gently together till you get the very first contact
then tilt your head back and fort and you will see the position of
teeth contact will change. With head posture affecting occlusion,
and due to interrelationship of the entire musculoskeletal system,
the neuromuscular dentist will want to know if there is tension in
the muscles of the neck and upper back area. if there is this will
affect the occlusion and the treatment. a lot of people have forward
positioning of the neck and head this will most often cause shoulder
muscles to ache. This condition can be as a result of bad bite
(malocclusion). |
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