Introduction

Home

Progetto scientifico

Progetto sociale

La nostra storia

Comunità scientifica

Indice libro

Network

Frisardi Masticationpedia Network

Fontana Masticationpedia Network

📋 Per Autori

🚀 Dalla Privacy alla Pubblicazione

Invia un Manoscritto

Informazioni per gli Autori

Servizi di Revisione Linguistica

Permessi per gli Autori

Donare

Contatto

Cambia lingua

Tedesco

Spagnolo

Francese

[[|Inglese]]

Introduction

Masticationpedia

Article by: Gianni Frisardi

The masticatory system, which includes teeth, occlusion, muscles, joints, and the central and peripheral nervous system, is increasingly understood as a complex system rather than a simple biomechanical mechanism. This shift in perspective aligns with the stages of paradigm shifts described by Thomas Kuhn, where anomalies in traditional models trigger the search for new paradigms. In the context of Masticationpedia, a new interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of malocclusion emerges, focusing on "Occlusal Dysmorphisms" rather than "Malocclusions".[3]structural test
This is a descriptive text

Recent advances in electrophysiological tests, such as motor evoked potentials and mandibular reflexes, reveal a functional symmetry in the masticatory system, even in patients with occlusal discrepancies. This discovery challenges the traditional understanding of malocclusion, suggesting that neuromuscular dynamics play a crucial role in maintaining masticatory function. Consequently, interdisciplinary diagnoses that consider both occlusal and neuromuscular factors are necessary for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. test
test tooltip

The Phases of Paradigm Shift According to Thomas Kuhn

In the last hundred years, technological and methodological innovations ^[1]%%SEGMENTO_0%%.
The masticatory system, which includes teeth, occlusion, muscles, joints, and the central and peripheral nervous system, is increasingly understood as a complex system rather than a simple biomechanical mechanism. This shift in perspective aligns with Thomas Kuhn's phases of paradigm shifts, where anomalies in traditional models trigger the search for new paradigms. In the context of Masticationpedia, a new interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of malocclusion emerges, focusing on "Occlusal Dysmorphisms" rather than "Malocclusions".[3] Recent advances in electrophysiological testing, such as motor evoked potentials and mandibular reflexes, reveal functional symmetry in the masticatory system, even in patients with occlusal discrepancies. This discovery challenges the traditional understanding of malocclusion, suggesting that neuromuscular dynamics play a crucial role in maintaining masticatory function. Consequently, interdisciplinary diagnoses that consider both occlusal and neuromuscular factors are necessary for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. have increased exponentially, even in dentistry.

These developments have had a significant impact on clinical decision-making, schools of thought, and the fundamental principles of the discipline, with the explicit goal of improving quality of life. An emblematic example is represented by the vision proposed in "Exposure Science in the 21st Century".

Bibliography & references