NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY

The Latest Treatment Craze in TMJ

Dr. Bernard Jankelson (Father of Neuromuscular Dentistry)

Neuromuscular dentistry is the science and practice of dentistry that

employs the accepted scientific principles of anatomy, physiology, form and function which along with an understanding of patho-physiology allows objective evaluation of the complex relationship between the teeth, the temporomandibular joints and the masticatory musculature.

SYMPTOMS

WHY ???
LOGICAL

NON-INVASIVE
NON-MEDICATING

WHEN NOT!!!

PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC PACEMAKER PATIENTS WITH CANCEROUS LESION

HOW???
RELIEVE MUSCLE SPASM AND PAIN STABILIZE JAW ALLIGNMENT PERMANENT BITE CORRECTION
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RELIEVE MUSCLE SPASM AND PAIN

JAW TRACKING (ELECTROGNATHOGRAPH, KINESIOGRAPHY)

K-7 ELECTROMYO GRAPHY

ULTRALOW FREQUENCY TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NEURAL STIMULATION(TENS)

T-SCAN( JVA)
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STABILIZE JAW ALLIGNMENT

PERMANENT BITE CORRECTION

IS IT FDA/ADA APPROVED??
If it has been measured, it is a fact; if it has not been measured, it is an opinion.

WARNING!