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Precision Pathways to Predictable Occlusal Guard Therapy

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A step-by-step clinical framework for capturing accurate centric relation, deprogramming musculature, and designing canine-guided occlusal guards.

AGD Subject Code: 200

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Differentiate muscle-related temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) from other conditions using structured screening, comprehensive history-taking, and focused clinical examination.
  2. Identify diagnostic loading techniques to reproduce symptoms and guide evidence-based treatment.
  3. Discuss a conservative management plan for muscle-related TMDs.

This course was published in the February/March 2026 issue and expires March 2029. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID 317924
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John Antonelli, DDS, MS, is a professor in the Department of Prosthodontics and director of faculty development at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry. Antonelli has published significantly in the field of prosthodontics and can be reached at antonell@nova.edu .


Mauricio Guerrero, DDS, is an assistant professor in the Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Passionate about dental technology, he is also director of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing and digital dentistry.


Gladys Uzcategui-Giannattasio, DDS, MSc, is an assistant professor in the College of Dental Medicine at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.


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