Maxillofacial therapy
Maxillofacial therapy is still a relatively unknown practice.
It is a therapy that aims to treat and care for all disorders and pathologies related to the temporomandibular joint (jaw), mouth, face, skull and neck.
Generally, maxillofacial therapy is initiated when:
You have pain in the face, also called myalgia.
You have suffered a trauma.
You have had facial or dental surgery.
You have recurrent dental problems.
You have chronic neck pain.
You have a neurological disorder.
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Today, the jaw and the teeth are at the center of discussions concerning the care of the patient as a whole.
In posturology, a dysfunction of the jaw and the dental supports will generate in turn projected pains and a dysfunctional global mechanics.
(See orthoposturodontics)