Manual of Temporomandibular Disorders [With CDROM]

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Manual of Temporomandibular Disorders, Second Edition is a four-color, softcover handbook of information on temporomandibular disorders, an array of medical and dental conditions that affect the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), masticatory muscles, and contiguous structures. The book provides evidence-based, clinically practical information that allows dentists to diagnose TMD accurately, rule out disorders that mimic TMD (that is, make a differential diagnosis), and provide effective therapy for most patients. This book offers comprehensive coverage in a compact package. The book's tone is conversational, with a focus on solving TMD problems at chairside. The author's crisp, engaging writing style allows the clinician to find precise answers quickly, without wading through a morass of detail.Features include:Includes Frequently Asked QuestionsFeatures Quick Consults, Technical Tips and Focal PointsCovers disorders that mimic TMD and identifies factors which warrant referralExtensive color photographs and line drawingsA CD accompanying the book contains Recommended patient questionnaire and educational handouts (editable with Microsoft Word)A 635-slide TMD course presentation (editable with PowerPoint) and accompanying student manual (editable with Microsoft Word)

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Edward F. Wright, DDS, MS, MAGD, is an associate professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio (UTHSCSA). He completed a one-year general dentistry residency and the University of Minnesota's two-year TMJ and Craniofacial Pain Fellowship. He taught TMD diagnosis and treatment tomore than 100 U.S. Air Force residents in general dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Upon retiring from the Armed Forces, he completed a two-year research fellowship in TMD diagnosis and treatment at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and taught TMD diagnosis and treatment to their general dentistry residents. He is now UTHSCSA's Course Director for their predoctoral dental students' TMD Course and Dental Anatomy and Occlusion Course, and Module Director for their stabilization appliance rotation. Dr. Wright is the primary author of over 25 journal articles.