Temporomandibular Disorders

Fundaments and Principles: Embryology of the Masticatory System.- Anatomy of the Masticatory System.- Physiology of the Masticatory System. Normal Function of the Masticatory System: Muscles.- TM Joints. Dysfunction of the Masticatory System: Muscles.- TM Joints. Management Principles: Muscles.- TM Joints.- Psychosocial Considerations.

Henry A. Gremillion, DDS, MAGD is Dean of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry and E.E. Jeansonne Endowed Professor of Lifelong Learning. His previous positions include P.E. Mahan Endowed Professor in Orofacial Pain, Director of the Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Center, and Director of the Fellowship in Orofacial Pain, Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry. He has served as Consultant on Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain to the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force. From 2010 to 2014 he served on the Council on Dental Accreditation Review Committee on Advanced Education in General Dentistry, and currently serves as a Consultant to the Council on Dental Practice, American Dental Association. Dr. Gremillion has received various honors and awards, including the Academy of General Dentistry's Thaddeus V. Weclew Award for contributions to the art and science of dentistry (2008), the Dawson Academy Career Service Award (2009), the American Academy of Orofacial Pain Service Award (2010), and the Pierre Fauchard Academy Gold Medal (2015). He has lectured extensively in the U.S. and abroad and has authored or co-authored numerous scientific articles, abstracts, and book chapters. His research interests include temporomandibular disorders, bruxism, and psychosocial aspects of orofacial pain. His major clinical interest is the diagnosis and management of orofacial pain.

Gary D. Klasser, DMD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Diagnostic Sciences , LSUHSC School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA. He took up his current position in 2011, having previously been an Assistant Professor at the Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, where he was Director/Clinical Chief and Instructor of the Oral Medicine Clinic. Dr. Klasser received his Certificate in Orofacial Pain from the University of Kentucky College of