Online course on functional orthodontics: Functional-Ortho Evolution

- The basic principles of modern dentistry: scientific evidence and biological feasibility. How does functional dentistry fit into this framework?

- Is gnathology the science of chewing an articulator? How has discipline passed the test of time since the 1920s? Axiography on clinical examples!

- Neuromuscular dentistry is a renaissance of a specialty at the beginning of the 21st century! Centric relation vs neuromuscular position!

- Myofunctional therapy and myology - new specialties or “well-forgotten old”?

- The evidence base of myofunctional therapy.

- The relationship of posture and occlusion - where is the truth? What can we put into practice?

- Neurophysiology of chronic pain
- Ways of chronic pain, structures involved.
- Neurophysiology of respiration - Body posture
- Differences in brain level of mouth versus nasal breathing

1)  JFO: the Brazilian way of working with this therapeutic
2)  The difference between orthodontic and JFO dental movements
3)  What is proprioception?
4)  How proprioception is activated by functional appliances?
5)  What are the main stimuli used by functional appliances?
6)  Why JFO must be added to the therapeutic arsenal of dentists?
7)  What is temporary dentition selective grinding and its relevance?
8)  What is Planas direct tracks and the importance of its use?

1)  Why JFO approaches have huge stability?
2)  What are the effectors organs and how they lead to bone remodeling?
3)  Why Wolff’s law is so present and updated?
4)  Why functional appliances must be free in the mouth?
5)  Why functional appliances never cause any type of pain?
6)  The main SN appliances and why they are so fantastic
7)  Hyperdivergency is a big challenge and JFO can really help

- What is Orofacial Myology?
- History of Orofacial Myology
- Who can treat?
- Patient assessment

Children and adults

- Best time to begin treatment
- Thumb and finger sucking habits
- TM Joint Treatment
- Tongue Tie

- Neurophysiology of chewing and swallowing.
- Level of blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.
- Muscle dysfunction level in the stomatognathic system
- Neurophysiology of TMJ. Joint mobility degree
- RX and IMR (magnetic resonance imaging) 
- The RFA appliances (RFA II - RFA IV - RFA III) 
- Clinical cases

- Fundamentals of functional medicine
- Health centric orthodontics diagnostics in the light of the new treatment objectives
- How to set a team?
- Team communication
- The patient’s role in the treatment
- From disease to biohacking
- The future of craniofacial functional medicine and health centric functional orthodontics

- Review Assessment
- Patient Variabilities
- Team Member Options
- Baby and Toddler Therapy
- Exercises for Teenagers
- Exercises for Adults
- Exercises for Special Needs
- Student practice of Exercises
- Expected Outcomes (Before and After photos)