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Joint-first occlusion from five Japanese clinicians — Roth goals, Kuwata’s disclusion and Slavicek’s digital workflow
Sadao Sato, Kazumi Ikeda, Shimpei Sonoda, Satoshi Aoki and Taiichi Maekawa share the ten lectures of Predictable Functional Occlusion: Roth Philosophy, Masahiro Kuwata’s Protocols, and the TMJ-First Concept, which run 7 hours 40 minutes. The course ties orthodontics and prosthodontics to joint health: seated condylar position and disc status, functionally discluded occlusion and selective adjustment, occlusal plane and vertical dimension control, and a virtual-articulator route to sequential occlusion.
- 10lectures
- 7 h 40 minof video
- 5instructors
What you’ll be able to do
- Plan orthodontics from a seated condylar position using Roth treatment goals
- Assess the joint with history, mounted casts, MRI and CBCT before moving teeth
- Stage disc displacement and use stabilisation splints before and during treatment
- Carry out trim-off and add-on occlusal adjustment following Kuwata’s disclusion concept
- Control occlusal plane and vertical dimension, including MEAW-based pre-prosthetic leveling
- Simulate dynamic occlusion with a virtual articulator, digital facebow and jaw tracking
Inside the course
TMJ-First orthodontics
Ikeda, director of the Roth Williams Center in Japan, sets the joint as the starting point: disc anatomy and function, CR registration, before-and-after imaging and the effect of a stable jaw position on mandibular growth.
Functionally discluded occlusion
Two lectures follow Masahiro Kuwata’s principles, from his first full-mouth case to static and dynamic tooth relationships, the “area of centric” and why restored teeth need immediate disclusion.
Sato’s gnathology and the reference position
Short sessions on internal derangement, arthrography, the RP-ThP concept and how flat or steep posterior occlusal planes relate to TMD risk, then orthodontic occlusal construction as TMD treatment.
Diagnosis, reconstruction and digital sequencing
Cephalometric and articulator analysis, strategic leveling with MEAW and follow-up after reconstruction lead into Maekawa’s Slavicek-based digital protocol: condylography, virtual dentures and cusp-fossa design, ending with Q&A.
Built for
- Orthodontists with TMD patientsJoint diagnostics and splint staging are woven into tooth-movement planning.
- Prosthodontists planning full-arch workVertical dimension, plane control and disclusion principles for large reconstructions.
- Clinicians exploring digital gnathologyVirtual articulator and jaw-tracking steps within the Vienna school approach.
Curriculum
Lesson 1. TMJ and Occlusion. Roth Philosophy in Orthodontic Treatment (1 h 22 min) 7 topics
- Defining the goals of orthodontic treatment according to Roth philosophy
- Treatment planning from the seated condylar position
- Defining the normal position of the temporomandibular joint’s articular disc
- Function of the temporomandibular joint’s articular disc
- Protocols for centric relation bite registration
- Stages of disc displacement
- Analysis of clinical cases
Lesson 2. Functional TMJ and harmonious orthodontic treatment (1 h 10 min) 7 topics
- Protocols to harmonize the bite and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
- How to diagnose the condition of the TMJ: history, chairside examination, mounted models, imaging (MRI and CBCT)
- Stability of jaw position in clinical practice
- Analysis of jaw position before and after orthodontic treatment using MRI, CBCT, and mandibular movement records
- Treatment protocols for patients with disc displacement (DD)
- The effect of jaw position stabilization on mandibular growth
- Application of the stabilization splint before and during orthodontic treatment
Lesson 3. Occlusion Based on the Functionally Discluded Concept by Masahiro Kuwata (48 min) 5 topics
- Analysis of the first full-mouth reconstruction case using the functionally discluded occlusion concept by Masahiro Kuwata
- Basic principles of functionally discluded occlusion
- Defining centric relation, centric relation occlusion, and intercuspal position
- Occlusion and the relationship between the upper and lower dentition in a static position
- Relationship between the upper and lower dentition in dynamic positions and the occlusal pathway
Lesson 4. Occlusal Adjustment Techniques Based on Functionally Discluded Occlusion (41 min) 8 topics
- Protocols for achieving stability of occlusion
- Physiological occlusion in clinical practice
- Examination and diagnosis of occlusal disharmony
- Step-by-step procedures for occlusal adjustment in cases of disharmony
- The concept of the “Area of Centric”
- Trim-off adjustment and add-on adjustment in full-mouth cases
- The importance of immediate disclusion in restorative teeth
- Analysis of clinical cases
Lesson 5. Internal Derangements of the TMJ Diagnosis and Occlusal Considerations (23 min) 8 topics
- History and evaluation of the new gnathology concept
- The relationship between occlusal development and maxillofacial development
- Defining the therapeutic mandibular position
- Arthrography of disc and condyle derangement
- Effects and sequelae of internal derangement of the TMJ
- Diagnosis of internal derangement and condylar displacement
- Frequency of internal derangement in orthodontic patients
- Defining centric relation in cases of TMJ derangement
Lesson 6. Reference Therapeutic Position (RP-ThP) Concept (18 min) 4 topics
- Reference position (RP-ThP Concept)
- Diagnosis of mandibular deviation and temporomandibular disorders
- Diagnosis of internal derangement of TMJ
- Occlusal plane and mandibular position: occlusal plane alteration and mandibular adaptation, Posterior occlusal plane and occlusal support, distance between occlusal plane and condyle support, flat and steep posterior occlusal plane and the risk of TMD
Lesson 7. Role and Effectiveness of Orthodontics in the Treatment of Malocclusion and TMJ Dysfunction (46 min) 4 topics
- Protection of the TMJ by occlusion
- Efficacy of orthodontic occlusal construction in the treatment of TMJ disorders
- Step-by-step treatment protocols for TMD using orthodontic and functional therapy
- Analysis of clinical cases
Lesson 8. Functional Occlusion- Comprehensive Diagnostic Protocols (28 min) 8 topics
- Designing sequential, functionally guided occlusion in clinical practice
- Diagnosis of skeletal patterns
- Examination of jaw function
- Diagnostic protocols considering functional occlusion
- Protocols for model analysis using the articulator
- Analysis of cephalometric radiographs
- Step-by-step diagnosis of occlusion using analog and digital workflows
- Analysis of clinical cases
Lesson 9. Occlusal Reconstruction with Consideration of Jaw Function (19 min) 7 topics
- Protocols for controlling mandibular position and the occlusal plane
- Protocols for determining occlusal vertical dimension
- Purpose of pre-prosthetic orthodontics
- Strategic leveling
- Orthodontics using MEAW
- Prosthetic treatment planning
- Follow-up after occlusal reconstruction treatment
Lesson 10. Digital Protocol for Sequential Occlusion- Working with the Concept of Rudolf Slavicek (1 h 21 min) 8 topics
- Introduction to protocols of sequential occlusion within the Slavicek philosophy
- Protocols for using the virtual articulator: techniques for simulating dynamic occlusion
- Digital facebow mounting protocols: methods for transferring spatial jaw relations
- Protocols for digital simulation of proper mandibular position: using condylography and jaw tracking
- Workflow and protocols for creating digital dentures in sequential occlusion
- Protocols for designing occlusal surfaces digitally: techniques for cusp-fossa coordination
- Integration of protocols into clinical cases: examples and digital techniques applied
- Q&A session
Before you buy
Are all ten lectures of similar length?
No. Several run over an hour, while a few Sato-school sessions last only 18 to 28 minutes and act as concise overviews.
Do I need jaw-tracking hardware to benefit?
Only the last lecture relies on digital tools such as condylography; the rest works with conventional records and articulators.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course |
|---|---|
| Instructors | Sato, Ikeda, Sonoda, Aoki, Maekawa |
| Contents | 10 lectures |
| Duration | 7 h 40 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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