{"id":137,"date":"2017-06-13T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T11:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalmurtra.com\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:03:56","slug":"oclusion-atm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.murtradental.com\/en\/oclusion-atm\/","title":{"rendered":"Occlusion &amp; TMJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.murtradental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Osteopatia-150x150.png\" alt=\"Osteopatia\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Osteopatia\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h3>\n\t\tOCLUSI\u00d3N &#038; ATM\n\t<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\t\tOcclusion &amp; TMJ\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><strong>La oclusi\u00f3n se refiere al encaje de los dientes, como engranan los dientes superiores con los inferiores. Cuando este encaje no es perfecto se generan m\u00faltiples desarreglos tanto a nivel dental; desgastes dentales, roturas etc&#8230; como a nivel tensional; tensi\u00f3n muscular, dolores de cabeza, cuello, espada, pitidos en los oidos etc&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the TMJ<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>El ATM o articulaci\u00f3n temporo-mandibular, es la uni\u00f3n de la mand\u00edbula con la cabeza. Esta uni\u00f3n es muy sensible a la mala oclusi\u00f3n, y su desencaje o mal funcionamiento puede provocar; deformaciones \u00f3seas, desgaste y\/o destrucci\u00f3n del disco, lesiones en los ligamentos que ayudan a mantener el sistema etc&#8230; Si los desarreglos no se corrigen, la degeneraci\u00f3n del ATM aumenta irremediablemente y con el tiempo aparecen artrosis y el conocido s\u00edndrome de disfunci\u00f3n cr\u00e1neo-mandibular (DCM).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is bruxism<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A bruxist person is someone who clenches their teeth, either in a centric way (statically) or eccentric way (dynamically, or more commonly known as grinding), causing, over time, very pronounced dental wear and TMJ problems.<\/p>\n<p>El factor principal para la aparici\u00f3n del bruxismo es la ansiedad, pero tambi\u00e9n existe una clara influencia de factores relacionados con la oclusi\u00f3n, la desarmon\u00eda oclusal, el mal engranaje de los dientes&#8230; provocando una constante b\u00fasqueda de la posici\u00f3n c\u00e9ntrica o de encaje en equilibrio, provocando la activaci\u00f3n de los m\u00fasculos de la cara y el movimiento de la mand\u00edbula con sus respectivos dientes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tSymptoms\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Headaches, usually on one side of the skull;<\/li>\n<li>Joint pain (in front of the ear) when pressing;<\/li>\n<li>Neck pain and stiffness, which can even cause lower back tension;<\/li>\n<li>Ruidos y chasquidos articulares que el propio paciente escucha como \u00abclicks\u00bb al abrir\/cerrar, o arenilla en todo el recorrido;<\/li>\n<li>Limited maximum opening that makes it impossible to bite apples or large sandwiches;<\/li>\n<li>Dental wear;<\/li>\n<li>Tooth sensitivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tTreatment\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The treatment of TMJ or CMD problems is multidisciplinary, as it involves multiple components such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emotional overloads that need to be treated with relaxation therapies;<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Muscle overloads that need to be treated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murtradental.com\/en\/osteopatia\/\" target=\"_self\">osteopaths<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Dental overload that needs to be treated with a bite splint;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0And when the different occlusal factors causing the poor fit have been identified, correct them through occlusal adjustments, orthodontics, or rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Cl\u00ednica Dental Murtra, we will provide you with all the necessary specialists to treat the case in a multidisciplinary manner.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase will consist of making a BITE SPLINT: a removable night device with which we achieve bite balance, relieve muscle tension, progressively eliminate TMJ pain, and prevent the wear of your teeth.<\/p>\n<p>Once the stomatognathic system (teeth, bones, muscles, joint) is under control, it is extremely important to correct the external causes outside the mouth, which is why we work together with an osteopath.<\/p>\n<p>Y por \u00faltimo, cuando ya tenemos localizados esos puntos que \u00abdesencajan\u00bb la boca, se procede a montar cada caso en un articulador semiajustable para realizar el estudio de oclusi\u00f3n, donde de una forma muy visual podemos ense\u00f1ar al paciente que es exactamente lo que debemos arreglar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In mild cases, eliminate the premature contacts that cause the jaw to deviate;<\/li>\n<li>In moderate cases, eliminate contacts and restore the vertical dimension lost due to wear;<\/li>\n<li>In severe cases, move teeth (orthodontics) or rehabilitate the entire mouth so that the teeth fit in that single stable position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tYOUR DOCTOR\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clinicadentalmurtra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dra-Cristina-Murtra-Clinica-Dental-Murtra-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Dra-Cristina-Murtra-Clinica-Dental-Murtra\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Dra-Cristina-Murtra-Clinica-Dental-Murtra\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>Dr. Cristina Murtra<\/h3>\nPostgrado de Est\u00e9tica en Odontolog\u00eda, UB 2016<br \/>\nDoctorado en Ciencias de la Salud, UIC 2014<br \/>\nCurso Implant Dentistry, Cl\u00ednica Aparicio &amp; Universidad de Goteborg 2012<br \/>\nCurso Odontolog\u00eda Conservadora, Studio Vanini 2010<br \/>\nLicenciada en Odontolog\u00eda, UIC 2008\n<p>Medical Director specialized in aesthetics, oral rehabilitation, and occlusion \/ TMJ.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Being aware that there is nothing better than giving and receiving smiles, I work hard every day gathering and studying proportions, patterns, and measurements in order to restore them when they have been lost.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murtradental.com\/en\/contacto\/\">Book an appointment with Dr. Cristina Murtra<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OCLUSI\u00d3N &#038; ATM Oclusi\u00f3n &#038; ATM La oclusi\u00f3n se refiere al encaje de los dientes, como engranan los dientes superiores con los inferiores. 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