{"id":238629,"date":"2021-04-13T11:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T09:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maurosavio.axura.com\/?post_type=trattamenti&#038;p=238629"},"modified":"2021-05-10T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T11:29:24","slug":"gnatologia","status":"publish","type":"trattamenti","link":"https:\/\/www.maurosavio.com\/en\/trattamenti\/gnatologia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gnathology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The term <strong>gnathology<\/strong> comes from the fusion of the Latin terms \"<em>gnatos<\/em>\" (mandible) and \"<em>logos<\/em>\", study: gnathology is the branch of dentistry that deals with the <strong>study of the masticatory system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chewing problems can cause <strong>Anatomo-functional pathologies,<\/strong> such as (to name a few):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>bruxism (i.e. teeth grinding, especially at night)<\/li><li>mullet<\/li><li>Ear pain and closed ear<\/li><li>mandibol blocks<\/li><li>joint noises<\/li><li>chewing difficulties<\/li><li>cranio-cervico-mandibular disorders<\/li><li>backache<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In these cases, it is advisable to visit a <strong>gnathologist<\/strong> that through a thorough examination <strong>Is able to accurately identify the origin of the pathologi<\/strong>a (if this is due to a masticatory problem) and set up the most appropriate therapy together with a dentist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most common solutions involves the<strong>use of the gnathological splint<\/strong>, a <strong>customized resin mobile device <\/strong>patient to patient (i.e., designed on their dental impressions), capable of <strong>make the jaw move freely, encourage relaxation of the muscles involved and re-establish correct posture.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gnathology is the branch of dentistry that deals with the study of the masticatory apparatus: the gnathologist is able to precisely identify the origin of the pathology (if this is due to a masticatory problem) and set up the most appropriate therapy together with a dentist.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":239011,"template":"","class_list":["post-238629","trattamenti","type-trattamenti","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maurosavio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trattamenti\/238629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maurosavio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trattamenti"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maurosavio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/trattamenti"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maurosavio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maurosavio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}