Masticationpedia:Index of the Book

Source Chapter

Introduction

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Bruxism

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

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Occlusion and Posture

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

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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

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Are we really sure to know everything?

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

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Connectivity and Complex Systems

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

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System Inference vs Symptom Inference

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

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Neurophysiology and network nodes

• Center of the Masticatory Pattern
• Mesencephalic mechanisms
• Trigeminal Motor nucleus

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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

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Conclusions to the Source Chapter

• information transferred over time
• System Coherence Recovery

• 8^th Clinical Case: Coherence Recovery in ort Orthognathic

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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

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Extraordinary Science

Overall view of the Masticatory System

• Trigeminal electrophysiology
• 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
  • 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