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Daniele Manfredini’s non-occlusal approach to TMD and bruxism — theory plus twelve chairside videos
In Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism, Prof. Daniele Manfredini — author of more than 210 papers on bruxism and orofacial pain — shows how he assesses and treats jaw pain without grinding teeth or repositioning the bite. Nineteen recordings, just under eight hours in total, pair seven theory lectures with twelve real consultations: history taking, palpation, MRI reading, flat night appliances and single-needle arthrocentesis.
- 19lessons
- 7 h 51 minof video
- 12clinical videos
What you’ll be able to do
- Apply the current consensus definition of bruxism as a behaviour rather than a disease, and grade it with STAB
- Run the Multiple-P plan: pep talk, physiotherapy, psychology, plates and pills
- Read TMJ MRI for disc position and decide when imaging is really justified
- Carry out single-needle arthrocentesis with saline and hyaluronic acid
- Make, deliver and check a flat night appliance for short-term relief
- Take a focused pain history and recognise burning mouth and neuropathic presentations
Inside the course
Rethinking bruxism and overload
The opening lectures cover the 2018 bruxism definition, sleep versus awake phenotypes, links with sleep apnoea, and the overload model that replaces occlusion as the explanation for joint and muscle symptoms.
Management principles and imaging
Pain control, rest and restored function are framed through orthopaedic medicine and the biopsychosocial model, with guidance on analgesics, relaxants and antidepressants. The imaging lecture works through MRI views, the Tasaki disc classification and dynamic protocols.
Watching the consultations
Twelve short clinical films follow patients with closed lock, open-mouth locking, crepitus, arthrosis without pain, masseter hypertrophy and vague complaints, showing both the conversation and the hands-on steps, including the Bruxapp awareness tool.
About Daniele Manfredini
Trained in Pisa, Amsterdam and Ferrara, he holds a PhD in dentistry, an orthodontic specialty and Diplomate status with the American Academy of Orofacial Pain.
Built for
- General dentistsA conservative, low-cost protocol for jaw pain patients seen every week.
- Orofacial pain and TMD cliniciansAn up-to-date view from one of the most published researchers in the field.
- Prosthodontists and orthodontistsEvidence to reconsider occlusal explanations before irreversible work.
Curriculum
Lectures and clinical videos (7 h 51 min) 19 lessons
- The new definition of bruxism: which clinical implications? (44 min)
- TMJ physiopathology and the overload concept (42 min)
- Fundamentals of TMD management (45 min)
- TMJ imaging (46 min)
- TMJ arthrocentesis (17 min)
- Temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain in the everyday practice – Part I (1 h 05 min)
- Temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain in the everyday practice – Part II (53 min)
- 1st clinical video: Burning mouth syndrome diagnostic protocol (15 min)
- 2nd clinical video: Open mouth syndrome diagnostic protocol (33 min)
- 3rd clinical video: How to build an oral appliance (03 min)
- 4th clinical video: Closed lock – a follow-up visit (10 min)
- 5th clinical video: Arthrocentesis protocol (17 min)
- 6th clinical video: Management of an unclear chief-complaint patient (25 min)
- 7th clinical video: Arthrosis with no pain (06 min)
- 8th clinical video: Muscle tension, neuropathic pain and TMJ arthritis (13 min)
- 9th clinical video: Facial pain and limited mouth opening (12 min)
- 10th clinical video: Oral appliances mechanism of action for TMJ disorders (05 min)
- 11th clinical video: TMJ disorders clinical assessment (15 min)
- 12th clinical video: Masseter hypertrophy and TMD (03 min)
Before you buy
Does it teach occlusal adjustment or repositioning splints?
No. The approach deliberately avoids occlusal therapy; appliances shown are simple flat splints used alongside behavioural and drug management.
Are some of the clinical videos very short?
Yes. Several run between three and six minutes and show a single step, while the theory lectures run 40 minutes to over an hour.
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 |
|---|---|
| Instructor | Prof. Daniele Manfredini |
| Contents | 7 lectures · 12 clinical videos |
| Duration | 7 h 51 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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