The Prevalence of Temporal Tendinitis and TMD
Speaker

Dr. Normand Boucher is a board certified orthodontist. He trained in orthodontics and periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boucher was appointed Chief of Orthodontics at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital from 1982-1987. He subsequently established a full-time private practice in Wayne and Westtown in 1987. His teaching responsibilities with the orthodontic department at the University of Pennsylvania reflect the values of his private practice and include teaching diagnosis and treatment planning for the Six Elements of Orofacial Harmony Orthodontics Philosophy with strong emphasis on the health of the temporomandibular joints.
Dr. Chenshuang Li is an Assistant Professor, and the co-clinical director in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine since 2020. She finished dental school training at the Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2011, completed her Ph.D. training in Orthodontics at the School and Hospital of Stomatology at Peking University in collaboration with the UCLA Dental and Craniofacial Research Institute in 2016, finished her orthodontic specialty training at UCLA School of Dentistry in 2019, and obtained DMD from University of Pennsylvania in 2022. Dr. Li’s researches primary focus on the functional investigation of molecules involved in craniofacial tissue development and regeneration, as well as 3D imaging analysis. Dr. Li has co-authored more than sixty manuscripts published in top peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Biomaterials, The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Stem Cells, and The Journal of Dental Research. In addition, Dr. Li is currently the ad hoc reviewer and/or editorial board member of more than 30 peer-reviewed journals, including European Journal of Orthodontics, Bioactive Materials, Journal of Dental Research, Stem Cell Reports. During the past 5 years, Dr. Li was awarded the 2018 AAO First place winner of the Charley Schultz Resident Scholar Award, the 2019 AAO Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit, 2021 ORS/ON Foundation Orthoregeneration Award, 2021 IADR Innovation Award for Excellence in Orthodontics Research, 2021 AAOF Orhan C. Tuncay Teaching Fellowship Award, 2021 AAO Full-time Faculty Fellowship Award, 2023 ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship, and 2023 AAOF James L. Vaden Teaching Fellowship Award.
Disclosure: The speakers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Description
In this lecture, the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of temporal tendinitis will be reviewed. In addition, the prevalence of temporal tendinitis in patients who were initially diagnosed with TMJ disorder will be evaluated based on the MRI images.
Educational Objectives
- Understand what temporal tendinitis is
- Know the differential diagnosis between temporal tendinitis and TMJ disorders
- Know the prevalence of temporal tendinitis in the patients diagnosed with TMJ disorders.
Contact
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