Overview
- Examines key translational research relating to temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs)
- Discusses the clinical effectiveness of treatment interventions from the perspective of evidence-based dentistry
- Elucidates the relationships between dental malocclusions, signs and symptoms of TMDs, and airway/breathing disorders
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Translational Research
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Translational Effectiveness
Keywords
About this book
This book on the local and systemic manifestations and correlates of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) encompasses the two intertwined facets of translational science – translational research and translational effectiveness – as they relate specifically to TMDs. The first part of the book, on recent translational research, focuses on topics such as the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the trigeminal nerve and trigeminal network system, the manifestations of neuroinflammation in TMDs, and the molecular mechanisms underlying TMDs. The second part discusses the clinical effectiveness of treatment approaches from the perspective of evidence-based dentistry, with careful attention to the critical relationships between dental malocclusions, the signs and symptoms of TMDs, and airway/breathing disorders. Interventions to correct for malocclusal conditions that lead to TMDs are examined, with explanation of the ways in which they can ameliorate a variety of local and systemic symptoms. This will be an excellent reference book for established practitioners, residents, interns, and students as well as a powerful cutting-edge document for researchers in the field.
Reviews
“The book is a compelling plea for a better understanding of temporomandibular joint and airway disorders; it is a compelling guide for practitioners, residents, interns and students who want to deepen their knowledge in this area of dental practice.” (Marian-Vladimir Constantinescu, Stomatology EDU Journal, Vol. 6 (4), 2019)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Andre Barkhordarian, M.S., Ph.D.; is a Project Scientist and a Lecturer in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He chairs an advanced course in Osteoimmunology and teaches courses in Immunology, Bone Biology, Biostatistics (research design, methodology, data analysis), Evidence Based Medicine and Dentistry. He is the faculty lecturer for the UCLA Pre-College Science Education Program, the STEM pipeline programs at UCLA School of Dentistry, and was the faculty consultant at the UCLA Graduate Division collaborating with internaland external stakeholders to increase fellowship resources. He has conducted translational research in the domain of Cell Biology, Osteoimmunology/Immunology for the pursuit of proteomic biomarkers of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD), and related comorbid neurological pathologies. His research includes translational effectiveness, research synthesis methodology and data analysis (acceptable sampling analysis, meta-analysis, individual patient data analysis), and its implications and applications in Evidence-Based Medicine and Dentistry and its related areas of study. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Evidence Based Decisions-Practice-Based Research Network and has published several articles and book chapters related to his research.
Francesco Chiappelli, PhD; Dr. Endo (h.c.), is a Professor in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine and jointly the Division of Associated Clinical Specialties, UCLA School of Dentistry, LosAngeles, California. Among also holds a faculty position in the Department of the Health Sciences at the California State University, Northridge, and hold a Conjoint Professor position at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is recognized as a Fellow of the America Association for the Advancement of Science, and an Overseas Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine for his contribution to the field of translational research and effectiveness in health care. He is a Champion of Evidence-Based Dentistry for the American Dental Association, and the Honorary President of the Brazilian Society of EBD/CER. He served as a Fulbright Specialist in Evidence-Based Medicine/Dentistry in Brazil. He is the founder and director of the Evidence Based Decisions-Practice-Based Research Network. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews and editorials; over 50 book chapters, edited or co-edited half a dozen books, and written half a dozen monographs in his fields of scientific specialty, fundamental and clinical psychoneuroimmunology and translational research and effectiveness in health care.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Temporomandibular Joint and Airway Disorders
Book Subtitle: A Translational Perspective
Editors: G. Gary Demerjian, André Barkhordarian, Francesco Chiappelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76367-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76365-1Published: 14 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76367-5Published: 03 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 260
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurology