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NEUROMUSCULAR ORTHODONTICS

MASTER IN DENTAL SCIENCE

120 ECTS

Master's degree (Msc)- taught in English- Castellon, Spain 2024-2025

24 months starting in October 2023

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for 2023-2025

MASTER'S IN NEUROMUSCULAR ORTHODONTICS

The programme is taught by internationally-renowned specialized lecturers.

It has a multidisciplinary approach, lecturers comprise professionals from

a wide variety of fields, such as osteopathy, medicine and, of course, orthodontics

and dentistry clinical specialists.

Delivery Mode: Blended

Theory will be taught online, while internship will require the student’s attendance at

one of three clinics of choice: Italy, Armenia or USA.


VIDEO OF UJI UNIVERSITY	PROF. JULIO SUAY ANTON DIRECTOR OF MASTERSHIP PROGRAMS AT UJI

Neuromuscular Orthodontics

The Neuromuscular theory is based on the identification of the physiological Rest Position (RP) of the mandible. This position can be obtained relaxing the postural muscles of the mandible via TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation). The RP represents a deconditioned position of the mandible relative to occlusion and provides the practitioner a starting point on establishing a new Centric Occlusion (CO) called Myo-Centric. This procedure is well documented live during Computerized Mandibular Scanning and gives the practitioner the opportunity to actually measure and pinpoint this new centric.

Neuromuscular Orthodontics (NO) is the application and use of this procedure to establish orthodontic treatment objectives in respect of function. Neuromuscular Orthodontics focuses on muscle, fascia, nerves, and all other tissues involved and part of the stomatognathic system without leaving behind the TMJ and teeth. For too many years, dentists have concentrated on teeth for a mechanical interpretation of occlusion, thereby forgetting the other two important components necessary to define an occlusion as functional: muscles and TMJ. Mandibular posture plays a key role in this picture and new research data in the recent years supports a close relationship with body posture. This scientific holistic approach represents a breakthrough in general dentistry and orthodontics and gives dentists the possibility to uncover the hidden physiological characteristics of the individual.