Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Dysfunction

• Establish theoretical bases on the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and monitoring of patients with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), Orofacial Pain, Bruxism and headaches associated with TMD with an introduction to Sleep Medicine;
• Prepare the professional for clinical intervention in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), Orofacial Pain, Bruxism and headaches associated with TMD;
• Establish innovative therapies on the different treatments for TMD, Orofacial Pain and Bruxism with a strong focus on the clinical component.

September 2025

• Dental Medicine Students
• Dentists
• Stomatologists
• Medical Students
• Physiotherapists
• Physiotherapy Students

• Course presentation
• Introduction to orofacial pain
• TMD: introduction, epidemiology, etiology and classification
• Introduction to muscular TMD/anatomy/Electromyography
• Classification, diagnosis and treatment of muscular TMD
• Introduction to articular TMD/anatomy
• Articular TMD (classification, diagnosis and treatment)
• Bruxism
• Occlusal splints
• Sleep and Mandibular Advancement Devices
• Imaging tests
• Patient assessment/Filling out the clinical form
• Muscular infiltrations | Physiotherapy
• Botulinum toxin
• Pharmacotherapy
• Joint therapy from minimally invasive to surgical
• Painful comorbidities
• Current developments in neuropathic pain

1st edition of the Postgraduate Course in Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Applications Open | September 2025

Want to know more? Contact us! pos.graduacao@egasmoniz.edu.pt (+351) 212 946 855/ (+351) 930 594 648