TMD during AGPs

Mandibular deviations in TMD and non-TMD groupsposture

The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry Volume 25, Number 2/2000 147 INTRODUCTION The craniomandibular system is designed to function as a unit and its parts cannot be considered independently. The idea of a malfunctioning unit is reflected in the term, craniomandibular disorders, (CMD) which is a collective term embracing a number of clinical problems that involves the masticatory musculat...

Biopsychosocial solutions to TMD.

is often followed by the development of postural abnormalities of the spine, either as a result of drastically reduced activities or as a maladaptive — and deliberate — measure for relieving pain. It has also been demonstrated that healthy subjects who assume postural abnormalities every day will ultimately generate neck and back pain, albeit minor. It has therefore been proposed, and studies a...

The TMD controversies continue.

A lthough we should be weary of entrenched positions on temporomandibu-lar disorders (TMD), the recent exchange of opinion papers 1,2 in the CDA Journal merits additional comment that may serve the profession. What to believe? Who to believe? It is, after all, a matter of beliefs. Belief in science and/or experience, modified by our professional education and knowledge , and by the scepticism —...

TMD-MPI for HPRCs

High Performance Reconfigurable Computers (HPRCs) consist of one or more standard microprocessors tightly coupled with one or more reconfigurable FPGAs. HPRCs have been shown to provide good speedups and good cost/performance ratios, but not necessarily ease of use, leading to a slow acceptance of this technology. HPRCs introduce new design challenges, such as the lack of portability across pla...

TMD: the great controversy.