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| Movement Disorder |
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| Common movement disorders seen by our office include: |
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1. SLEEP ASSOCIATED ORAL MOTOR DISORDERS
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- Bruxism: Grinding the teeth at night
- Apnea: Stopping breathing at night ore than five times an hour.
- Sleep Dyskinesias
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2. WAKING STATE, CONTINUOUS ORAL MOTOR DISORDERS
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- Palatal Myoclonus
- Bells Palsy
- Dyskinisia
i. Tardive
ii. Spontaneous
- Resting Tremor: Continuous movement of facial muscles when face is at rest.
- Contracture: Similar to lockjaw
- Hypertrophy: Enlarged muscles.
- Lockjaw: Jaw is locked closed by muscle spasm.
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3. WAKING STATE, INTERMITTENT-SPONTANEOUS ORAL MOTOR DISORDERS
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- Focal Dystonias
i. Oromandibular Dysonia
ii. Facial Tics
iii. Blepharospasm
iv. Torticollis
- Tourette”s Syndrome: A tic disorder appearing in childhood, characterized bymultiple motor tics and vocal tics present for longer than one year.
- Hemifacial Spasm: Muscle contraction on one side of the face than is painful and irregular.
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4. WAKING STATE, INTERMITTENT-INDUCED –INVOLUNTARY ORAL MOTOR DISORDERS
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- Trismus
- Movement induced Tremor
- Dysphagia: Difficulty in swallowing due to muscle contraction
- Dysphonia: Difficulty in talking due to muscle contraction
- Dysarthria: Similar to Dysphonia
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5. WAKING STATE, INTERMISSTEN-INDUCED-VOLUNTARY ORAL MOTOR DISORDERS
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- Tension Tye Headashe Disorders
- Myofascial Pain Disorder
- Oral Habits: Clenching, Lip Biting, Gum Chewing, Tooth Tapping
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