14 final

Question 1

all treatment methods used for TMDs can be categorized into 2 groups:

Answer 1

definitive treatments and supportive therapy

Question 2

directed to controlling or eliminating the etiologic factor that created the disorder

Answer 2

definitive treatment

Question 3

treatment methods directed toward altering patient symptoms but often do not affect the etiology

Answer 3

supportive therapy

Question 4

common etiology events may be local trauma or increase in emotional stress

Answer 4

definitive treatment

Question 5

parafunctional activity
diurnal or nocturnal
bruxing or clenching

Answer 5

definitive treatment

Question 6

all initial definitive treatment should be

Answer 6

conservative
reversible
noninvasive

Question 7

considered to be any treatment that is directed towards altering the mand position and/or occlusal contact pattern of teeth

Answer 7

occlusal therapy (definitive therapy)

Question 8

alter’s the patient’s occlusal condition only temporarily and is best accomplished with an occlusal appliance

Answer 8

reversible occlusal therapy

Question 9

in reversible occlusal therapy, when the occlusal appliance is worn, an occlusal contact pattern is established that is in harmony with the optimum condyle-disc fossa relationship. therefore it provides

Answer 9

orthopedic stability

Question 10

permanently alters the occlusal condition and/or mand position
(selective grinding or restorative procedures)

Answer 10

irreversible occlusal therapy

when patients responds well to reverible occlusal therapy

Question 11

a correlation can be drawn between increased levels of anxiety, fear, frustration, and anger and

Answer 11

muscle hyperactivity

-greater levels of emotional stress can cause increased activity of muscle hyperactivity

Question 12

two types of relaxation therapy

Answer 12

substitutive- substitution for stressful events or an interposition between them (activities they enjoy, regular excerise)

active relaxation- therapy that directly reduces muscle activity

Question 13

in the case of MACROTRAUMA, definitive therapy is:

Answer 13

little use since trauma is no longer present

Question 14

in case of microtrauma, definitive therapy is

Answer 14

necessary to curtail the trauma
would consist on developing orthopedic stability

Question 15

this is extremely helpful in providing immediate relief of the symptoms

Answer 15

supportive therapy

Question 16

two types of supportive therapy

Answer 16

pharmacological therapy and physical therapy

Question 17

prime mechanism that increase the circulation to the applied area in physical therapy of supportive therapy

Answer 17

thermotherapy
HEAT

Question 18

this encourages the relaxation of muscles that are in spasm and thus relieves pain

Answer 18

coolant therapy

Question 19

method of producing increase in temp at interface of tissues and therefore affects deeper tissues that does surface heat

Answer 19

ultrasound therapy

Question 20

-utilizes the principle that an electric current will cause a muscle to contract

Answer 20

electrogalvanic therapy

Question 21

continuous stimulation of cuteanous nerve fibers at a subpainful level
use at low voltage

Answer 21

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation