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Masticationpedia

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Source Chapter

Introduction

• Status quo and critical issues
• Logic of medical language
  • Classical logic
  • Probabilistic logic
  • Fuzzy logic
  • System logic
• 1st Case report: Emimasticatory spasm
• Complex Systems
  • Emergent Behavior
  • Coherence and decoherence
• Conclusive considerations

Vertical Occlusal Dimension

• Status quo
• Procedures and variables
• 1st Case report: Fasciculations
• Conclusive considerations

Bruxism

• Status quo
• 2nd Case report: Pineal Cavernoma
• Conclusive considerations

Occlusion and Posture

• Status quo
• 3rd Clinical Case: Meningioma
• Conclusive considerations

Orofacial Pain

• Status quo
• 4° Case report: Eaton Lambert myasthenia
• 5° Case report: Postpoly syndrome
• 6° Case report: Temporomandibular disorders
• Conclusive considerations

Are we really sure to know everything?

• Status quo
• 7° Case report: Trigeminal degenerative neuropathy
• Conclusive considerations

Connectivity and Complex Systems

• Definition of the Fundamental Unit
• Structural and functional connectivity Separation
• Understanding of "Emergent Behavior"
• Connectivity measurement

System Inference vs Symptom Inference

• System Stochasticity
• Markov chains
• Inference of nonlinear Markov processes
• Understanding of Network nodes

Neurogenetic network nodes

• Masticatory Central Nervous System
  • Brain Mechanisms
  • Mesencephalic mechanisms
  • Center of the Masticatory Pattern
  • Trigeminal Motor nucleus

Sensory network nodes

• Proprioceptive mechanisms
  • Neuromuscular spindles
  • Sensory mechanisms from the depressor muscles
  • Golgi Tendon Organs
• Role of impulses from the neck muscles
• Periodontal and Oral Sensory Factors
• Pharyngeal sensory factors
• Reflex of mandibular closure
• Sensory factors of the TMJ

Neuromuscular function of the tongue

• Hypoglossal nucleus
• Sensory-motor relationships of the tongue and jaw
• Tongue-Hipoglossus reflex
• Autogenous control of the muscle tongue activities

Conclusions to the Source Chapter

• Status quo and critical issues
• Consideration about system anomalies

Crisis of the Masticatory Paradigm

Research Diagnostic Criteria

• Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values
• Advantages and limitations of the RDC

Masticatory cycles

• Jaw opening width
• Speed of mandibular movement
• Complexity of chewing kinematics

Temporomandibular Joint

• Computerized Tomography of the TMJ
• Magnetic resonance imaging of the TMJ

Mandibular kinematic replicator

• Advantages and limits of pantography
  • Pantographic Reproducibility Index
• Advantages and limits of axiography
• Advantages and limits of the electrognatography

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

• Free way space before stimulation
• Free way space after stimulation
• Closing trajectory from TENS
• Difference between TENS and MEP

Electromyography

• Interferential EMG
• EMG at rest position
• Quantitative analysis of the EMG
  • Fourier transform
  • Wavelet

Extraordinary Science Paradigm

Overall view of the Masticatory System

• Trigemnal electrophysiology
• Trigeminal electrophysiological segmentation
  • Electric Motors Evoked Potentials
  • Magnetic Motors Evoked Potentials
  • Jaw jerk reflex
  • M-wave
  • Masseteric Mechanical Silent Period
  • Masseteric Electric Silent Period
  • Masseteric Laser Silent Period
  • Recovery Cycle of Masseteric Inhibitory reflex

Trigeminal System Connectivity

• Definition of the Fundamental Unit
  • Maximal Neuronal Energy Evoked
  • Organic motor symmetry
  • Functional motor symmetry
  • Renormalization
• Separation of structural and functional connectivity
  • Organic vs Functional Symmetry
    • Functional Neuro Gnathological Index "NGF"
• Understanding of "Emergent Behavior"
  • The masticatory Function
  • Quantification of trigeminal motor cortical recruitment
• Connectivity Measurement of "NGF"Index
  • The objective data
    • Orthognathic
    • Orthodontics
    • Implantprosthetics
    • Prosthetics