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Conservative Management of TMD and Orofacial Pain

From Pain Neurophysiology to Structured Self-Care

August 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm IST

360 Anniversary Lecture 2

Most temporomandibular disorders are muscular, and many respond well to conservative, patient-centred care before a device or medication is considered. This session connects the neurophysiology of masticatory muscle pain with a structured, practical self-care programme that clinicians can introduce from the very first appointment.

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Live online lecture

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About this event

Temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain are often multifactorial, and the site where pain is felt may not always be its true source.
This lecture connects the neurophysiology of muscular TMD with practical conservative management. Dr. Leonardo Brigido Metello Neves will explain acute and chronic pain, referred pain, trigeminal convergence, diagnostic anaesthesia, and the influence of stress and muscle activity on symptoms.
The session will then introduce a structured, evidence-based self-care programme covering load reduction, resting jaw posture, parafunctional habits, thermotherapy, self-massage, stretching, sleep, physical activity, nutrition, and mind–body strategies.
Participants will leave with a clearer rationale for conservative care and a practical protocol they can use with patients from the first appointment.

Why attend?

  • Understand the mechanisms underlying muscular TMD
    Distinguish acute from chronic pain and examine how muscular, neurological, and emotional factors can contribute to the development and persistence of symptoms.
  • Identify the true source of orofacial pain
    Understand trigeminal convergence and referred pain, and learn how diagnostic anaesthesia can help differentiate the site where pain is felt from its actual source.
  • Approach TMD as a multifactorial condition
    Explore the concept of the individual symptom threshold and how reducing multiple contributing factors can support meaningful clinical improvement.
  • Provide patients with structured first-line care
    Gain a ready-to-use, evidence-based self-management programme that can be introduced during the first clinical appointment.

Who should attend?

This session will be valuable for dentists, oral medicine specialists, oral and maxillofacial diagnosticians, prosthodontists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, physiotherapists working with orofacial pain, postgraduate students, dental educators, and clinicians involved in the assessment or management of temporomandibular disorders and chronic facial pain.

Event Lead

Dr. Leonardo Brigido Metello Neves
DDS, MSc, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo — FOUSP/USP
Coordinator -Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders Service
Hospital Geral da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro

Dr. Leonardo Brigido Metello Neves is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, and Coordinator of the Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders Service at the Hospital Geral da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro—the largest referral centre for these conditions in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

He coordinates a postgraduate specialisation programme in orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders and holds Chair 42 of the Academia de Odontologia do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

His research focuses on conservative and minimally invasive approaches to TMD and orofacial pain, pain phenotyping, systemic comorbidities, and regenerative therapies.

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