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Dentistry and Craniofacial Research
ISSN: 2576-392X
3 rd Euroscicon Conference on
M a r c h 2 5 - 2 6 , 2 0 1 9
B u d a p e s t , H u n g a r y
Dental Hygiene 2019
Dental & Dental Hygiene
TMD pain patients present dentists with challenges. For many, referral
to experienced prosthodontists is the preferred action assuming that
occlusion is involved. Providing therapeutic changes to the occlusion with
appliances, re-creating muscle harmony, and prescribing diagnostic imaging
to review the anatomy can provide invaluable information for the restorative
dentist while providing relief and healing for most TMD patients. However,
to provide predictable and successful results, the management of long term
frustrated TMD pain patients starts with listening to consider when more than
occlusion is involved. This requires knowledge and skills beyond restorative
dentistry and occlusion. It requires evidence based comprehensive diagnosis.
Understanding the etiology of temporomandibular disorders is fundamental
for successful management. Yet there is much controversy and debate in this
field. In this presentation, Dr.G.Basunbul discusses the long standing debate
concerning the etiologic factors associated with TMD and where occlusion
may fit. Understanding which etiologic factor(s) is predominant in the TMD
is essential for helping their patients. Also this presentation presents an
overview of orofacial pain and why it is often misdiagnosed and mismanaged.
Often, our treatment strategies are based on our most familiar techniques and
not always on the patient’s needs. Dentists understanding the global picture
of orofacial pain is the start to reach proper diagnosis that leads to the most
successful treatment strategy, including referral and ultimately improving the
patient quality of life.
Biography
Dr. Ghadeer Basunbul graduated with an honor degree and as
the first on her class with a Baccalaureate in Dental Surgery
(BDS) from King Abdul Aziz University, Faculty of Dentistry,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2005. Between 2005 and 2007,
Dr.G.Basunbul served as a demonstrator at the Department of
Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation at KAU. She obtained her
Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies in Prosthodontics
(CAGS) and her Doctorate of Science in Dental Biomaterial and
Restorative Sciences from Boston University, School of Dental
Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2010 and 2013,
respectively. Dr..Basunbul received Dr.David Baraban Excellence
Award in Cosmetic, Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry
from Boston University, School of Dental Medicine in 2010.
Since 2014, Dr. Ghadeer became a fellow of The Royal College
of Dentists of Canada and joined the Oral and Maxillofacial
Rehabilitation Department at King Abdul Aziz University, Faculty
of Dentistry as a consultant and an assistant professor in
prosthodontics.
TMD INTO PERSPECTIVES: EVIDENCE BASED DIAGNOSIS
Ghadeer Islem Basunbul
King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia
Ghadeer Islem Basunbul, Dent Craniofac Res 2019, Volume:4
DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C2-017