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Cases

Caso 1	OrthoNeuroGnatodontics on a 2nd Class patient Flavio Frisardi, Gianni Frisardi
Caso 2	Spasmo Emimasticatorio
Caso 3	Neuropatia Trigeminale degenerativa
Caso 4	Cavernoma Pineale
Caso 5	Meningioma
Caso 6	Miastenia di Eaton-Lambert
Caso 7	Sindrome Postpolio
Caso 8	Disordini Temporomandibolari
Caso 9	Glioblastoma base cranica
Caso 10	Ripristino Coerenza Ortognatica

Book Index

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Source Chapter

Introduction

Logic of medical language
- Classical logic
- Probabilistic logic
- Fuzzy logic
- System logic
1^st Clinical Case: Emimasticatory spasm
Complex Systems
- Coherence and decoherence
Conclusive considerations

Bruxism

Status quo and Criticity
2^rd Clinical Case: Pineal Cavernoma
Conclusions

Occlusion and Posture

Status quo and Criticity
3^th Clinical Case: Meningioma
Conclusions

Orofacial Pain

Status quo and Criticity
4^th Clinical Case: Eaton Lambert myasthenia
5^th Clinical Case: Postpoly syndrome
6^th Clinical Case: Temporomandibular disorders
Conclusions

Are we really sure to know everything?

Status quo and Criticity
7^th Clinical Case: glioblastoma of the cranial base
Conclusions

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

Neurophysiology and network nodes

Center of the Masticatory Pattern
Mesencephalic mechanisms
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

Conclusions to the Source Chapter

information transferred over time
System Coherence Recovery

8^th Clinical Case: Coherence Recovery in ort Orthognathic

Crisis of the Paradigm

Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC)

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 TMJM

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

Electromyography(EMG)

Interferential EMG
EMG at rest position
Quantitative analysis of the EMG
- Fourier transform
- Wavelett

Extraordinary Science

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"
New paradigm in masticatory rehabilitations
- Prosthetics
- Implantoprosthetics
- Orthodontics
- Orthognatics

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