Module 3: Evaluating the Pain Patient and Establishing the Diagnosis

Module 3: Evaluating the Pain Patient and Establishing the Diagnosis is organized by OHI-S.

Total lecture time: 4 h 23 min

Description:

Lesson 1.The Classification of Oral and Facial Pain. Module 3

– Classification of orofacial pain:

- Nociceptive pain

- Inflammatory pain

- Neuropathic pain

- Dysfunctional pain.

– Classification of oral and facial pain

– Clinical symptoms characteristic of various orofacial pains

– Diagnosing and choosing the right treatment plan for orofacial pain.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

Lesson 2.The History and Examination of the Orofacial Pain Patient. Module 3

– Patient history

– The role of the patient history in making the correct diagnosis and drawing up a treatment plan

– Pain characteristic

– Examination of the Orofacial Pain Patient

– Diagnostic Manipulation

– Extraoral and intraoral diagnosis

– All the information a doctor needs to make a correct diagnosis.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

Lesson 3.Keys to making a Differential Diagnosis: Is it Muscle Pain or Joint Pain? Module 3

– Classification of TMJ Disorders

– Differential diagnosis of muscle and joint pain

– 9 keys differential diagnosis:

- Patient history

- Restriction in mouth opening

- End feel

- Restriction of eccentric mandibular movements

- Interference in mouth opening

- Malocclusion

- Loading the joint

- Functional manipulation

- Anesthetic blockade.

– Proper diagnosis and treatment plan selection.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

Lesson 4.The Use of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections. Part 1: Muscle Injections. Module 3

– Anesthetic blocking for differential diagnosis

– Indications and contraindications for anesthetic blocking

– Anesthetic blockade. Detailed protocol

– Anesthetics for blockade

– Complications of anesthetic blockade

– Muscle anatomy. The role of muscle anatomy knowledge for muscle injection

– Myofascial trigger point injections.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

Lesson 5.The Use of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections. Part 2: Nerve blocks and Intracapsular Injections. Module 3

– Indications and contraindications for nerve blocks

– Indications and contraindications for intracapsular injection

– Nerve blocks and intracapsular injection detailed protocols

– Types of Anesthetics Used

– Auriculotemporal Nerve Block

– Sphenopalatin? block

– Complications of diagnostic and therapeutic injections.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Prosthetists, Gnathologists, General dentists.

Skills I will learn in the course
Functional Dentistry:

• Treatment methods
  • Craniomandibular treatment
• Pathologies:
  • TMJ dysfunction
  • Muscle disorders
  • Airways
  • Orofacial pain
• General questions:
  • Evidence-based gnatology
  • Instrumental analysis

Implantology:

• Treatment methods
  • Local anaesthesia
• Implantation:
  • Maintenance therapy

Note: Access to the record for 365 day(s).

ALL OHI-S ONLINE COURSES ARE DISCOUNTS:

- 20% for residents

- 20% for students and interns