Bridging the Orofacial Pain

In this first in the series, Drs. Lane Ochi, Barry Glassman and Don Malizia discuss the need to bridge the gap between restorative therapy and orofacial pain that includes damage to the dental structures from bruxism. Join us in the lively no-holds-barred session as Lane, Barry and Don tackle some extremely important dental concepts and set the stage for upcoming forums in bruxism, occlusion and in-depth molding of restorative, prosthodontic and orofacial pain principles.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
– Know the evolution of the theory of occlusion in dentistry.
– Understand the role of occlusion in dentistry.
– Recognize what type of patient requires intervention.
– Know the different types of intervention and their indications.
– Understand the risks of intervention.