In this episode of Protrusive Dental Podcast, Dr. Barry Glassman discusses the role of teeth/occlusion/malocclusion/restorative, and if they really have a role to play in TMD/pain.

Aims and objectives:

• Understand macro trauma, and micro trauma relevant to TMJ pathology
• What is Barry's message?
• What does he mean by 'occlusion does not matter unless you're occluding?'
• Why MIP is pathological - we discuss confirmation bias in dentistry
• Can we reliably stop parafunction? - what adjunctive support therapies are prescribed for complex orofacial pain patients?
• Can you use an AMPSA with a patient with degenerative joint disease?
• The first 20 mm of opening is pure condylar RO - NOT! It's not pure rotation!
• What is an enthesis and why is that relevant?
• Can you give an anterior only appliance to someone with clicking?
• Why might a patient say their click has now stopped?
• To myth-bust common beliefs held about TMJ and occlusion
• To revisit TMJ anatomy, with respect to clicking joints
• Understand the role of anterior-midpoint stop appliance for managing parafunction
• The role of macro trauma and micro trauma in TMJ pathology