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SUMMARY:North Suburban December Branch Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, December 9\, at Exmoor Country Club\, located at 700 Vine Ave. in Highland Park. \nJim McKee\, DDS\, will present A New Perspective on Occlusion and TMD. Cocktails are at 6 p.m.\, followed by dinner and announcements at 7 p.m.\, and the program at 8 p.m. \nSpeaker Bio:\nJim McKee\, DDS\, was in private practice in Downers Grove\, Illinois. He had a restoratively-based practice with an emphasis on occlusion and temporomandibular joint disorders. In addition to private practice\, Dr. McKee is a published author who has lectured nationally and internationally for more than 25 years. He provides a new perspective on occlusion and TM joints that helps increase the predictability of occlusal\, orthodontic\, restorative\, orthognathic\, and airway treatment options for both the patient and the dentist. He is the founder of the Chicago Study Club program and has extensive experience in directing study clubs in the United States and Canada. He is a Resident Faculty member at Spear Education in Scottsdale\, Arizona. Dr. McKee is also a past-president of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American Equilibration Society. \nProgram Description:\nMost dentists avoid treating TMD patients because we are not confident diagnosing or treating pain problems in the TM joints. While we assume TMD patients present with pain\, the far more common clinical presentation of a TMD patient is some type of malocclusion. Class II occlusions\, canted occlusal planes\, anterior open bites\, cross bites\, overbites\, overjets\, facial asymmetries\, compressed airway anatomy and worn teeth are all examples of conditions that are the result of anatomic changes in the TM joints. The clinical reality is that every dentist treats TMD patients every day…we just don’t know we are treating TMD patients. \nSince we are treating TMD patients daily\, it is a good time to rethink TMD. If we can recognize the role TM joints play in malocclusions\, we can increase the predictability of our occlusal\, orthodontic\, restorative\, orthognathic\, and airway treatment. If we recognize the common clinical presentations of joint based malocclusions\, we can develop a treatment planning protocol that will help the patient understand the advantages and disadvantages of different treatment options. \nThis presentation will concentrate on patients you see everyday in your practice. We will discuss how to recognize joint based malocclusions during the clinical exam and what diagnostic tools are necessary to confidently assess the risk factors at the joint level. We will also present a treatment planning protocol that can be used for any patient to help clarify some of the confusion related to the patient who requires restorative treatment and also has structural changes in the TM joints. This presentation will have a strong emphasis on treatment planning through case studies of patients with injured TM joints. \nLearning Objectives:\n \n\nUnderstand the optimal occlusal design to help increase the longevity of our treatment.\nUnderstand normal soft tissue and hard tissue anatomy in the TM joint.\nRecognize how structural changes in the TM joints impact malocclusions and airway anatomy.\nUnderstand how TM joint imaging with MRI and CBCT provides information to develop a treatment planning protocol that will result in increased clinical predictability and case acceptance for the restorative-TMD patient.\n\nCE Hours:\n2
URL:https://www.cds.org/event/north-suburban-december-branch-meeting/
LOCATION:Exmoor Country Club\, 700 Vine Avenue\, Highland Park\, IL\, 60035\, United States
CATEGORIES:North Suburban Branch
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