Show moreShow less Temporomandibular Joint Gilbert M. Willett Learning Objectives Describe the gross anatomy of the temporomandibular joint. Explain the sensory innervation of the temporomandibular joint. Describe the neuromuscular contributions…
Show moreShow less Orofacial Pain Learning Objectives Discuss the trigeminal pain pathway. Explain the components involved in nociceptive pain. Discuss odontogenic nociceptive pain and give examples. Discuss mucosal nociceptive pain…
Show moreShow less Direct Activation Pathways Learning Objectives Explain the difference between the direct and indirect pathways of motor control. Discuss the differences and similarities between and UMN and LMN….
Development and Organization of Oropharyngeal Region Learning Objectives Correlate the pattern of innervation to adult structures based on pharyngeal arch development. Describe the adult derivatives of the pharyngeal arches, including…
Gross Topography of the Brain Learning Objectives Describe the embryonic flexures that develop in the CNS. How do those structures affect the axes in the CNS? Identify the main sulci…
Anatomical Receptors and Nerve Fibers Learning Objectives Categorize the somatosensory receptors. Differentiate between phasic and tonic receptors. Describe the sensory modalities associated with somatosensory system. Describe the relationship between the…
Organization of the Nervous System Learning Objectives Describe the function of the nervous system. Describe the components of CNS and PNS. Describe the divisions and subdivisions of the PNS. Show…
The realm of aesthetic medicine is broad, and there are countless medications and topical agents used in the practice of aesthetic medicine. The most commonly used injectable medicines include botulinum…
The purpose of this article is to clarify clinically impactful features of the perioperative and postoperative pharmacologic management of pregnant and lactating patients in the maxillofacial or dental setting. Before…
This article focuses on the antimicrobial therapy of head and neck infections from odontogenic origin. Odontogenic infections are among the most common infections of the oral cavity. They are sourced…
Most jaw lesions are treated surgically. Areas of abnormal proliferation or destruction in bone are commonly treated by regional curettage, excision, or resection. However, surgery is invasive and leaves a…
In this chapter, the authors review the benefits of saliva and the destructive consequences of its loss. It is hoped that this will help their colleagues identify and treat patients…
Antibiotic prophylaxis is the use of antibiotics in the perioperative period to prevent surgical site infections from local flora. Specific guidelines and criteria exist to prevent these infections while also…
Use of topical and local anesthesia (LA) is the workhorse of all aspects of dentistry. There was a time in the past when dentistry was performed without any local pain…
Soft tissue lesions commonly seen in the oral cavity tend to overlap in their onset, presentation, and location making it difficult to appreciate their etiology. In some instances, common oral…
Headaches are synonymous with neurovascular pain (cephalalgias), which comprise a heterogeneous group of pain disorders that share a common anatomic region (head and neck). Headaches are often a “universal” disease…
This article aims to provide the practitioner with therapeutic options to treat a broad spectrum of acute and chronic orofacial pain syndromes. The focus will be nonsurgical that the oral…
Corticosteroids have been the cornerstone for treatment of many inflammatory and immune disorders with these beneficial effects well recognized by the medical community. It also possesses many undesirable clinical adverse…
The oral and maxillofacial surgery model of anesthesia delivery is the subject of some controversy. However, a long track record of patient safety provides compelling support for the dual role…
Temporomandibular joint disorder is defined by pain and/or loss of function of the temporomandibular joint and its associated muscles and structures. Treatments include noninvasive pharmacologic therapies, minimally invasive muscular and…