NEUROMUSCULAR METHOD OF OBTAINING CENTRAL JAW RELATIONSHIP IN A PATIENT Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A61H7/00 A61C7/00 

FIELD: medicine; orthodontics; orthopedics.

SUBSTANCE: invention is intended to obtain an accurate true central relationship of the jaws, used in orthodontic and orthopedic treatment to create an individual correct bite that promotes the symmetrical development and growth of the jaw bones and dentition, normalization of muscle tone, treatment of pathologies of the mandibular joints. A session is carried out in which the patient is seated in a dental chair in such a way that the patient rests his ischial tuberosities on the seat of the chair. Then a visual examination of the patient is performed to identify asymmetry in the position of body parts in the head and cervical-collar area and palpation. Next, the horns of the hyoid bone are grasped with the thumb and index fingers of the osteopath’s right hand, after which the hyoid bone is moved alternately in the horizontal and vertical planes in order to determine the tension in the muscles and fascia of the anterior part of the neck and the associated structures of the floor of the mouth and shoulder girdle. Then the tip of the index finger of the osteopath’s right hand is placed at the place of attachment of the lateral pterygoid and medial pterygoid muscles to the pterygoid process of the main bone of the skull and the osteopathic effect is performed first on the right side, then on the left side. Then a similar osteopathic session is carried out for the remaining identified areas of tension in the fascial, muscle and bone tissues of the head, oral cavity, neck and shoulder girdle, then the interview stage is performed, when the patient is interviewed and after that the repeated palpation of the muscle and bone tissues of the head, oral cavity, neck and shoulder belts is carried out in order to determine residual stress zones. Next, fixing the central relationship of the upper and lower jaws is performed, and the position of the patient’s teeth is fixed by taking a dental bite impression and impressions of the upper and lower jaws by a dentist.

EFFECT: method ensures the formation of an accurate central relationship of the patient's jaws.

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