The focus of the seminar series is to call for experts related to academia and research in the areas related to biomechanics, variability, motor disorders, physical therapy, and related studies.

Presentation Title: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in Aging Population

Presentation Abstract:

Traditionally, it was believed that temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) predominantly afflicted women of childbearing ages. However, recent very large sample size studies in Europe and in the United States have shown that the prevalence for TMD peaks between past childbearing ages and then only gradually decreases with age. However, not much is known of the disease in the elderly. This presentation will focus on retrospective clinical study and animal study to understand TMD in older population and effect of senolytics on TMDs.

About the speaker:

Dr. Sumit Yadav is a Professor and Chair of Department of Growth and Development at UNMC College of Dentistry.  He is Henry and Anne Cech Endowed Professor of Orthodontics and a Board-Certified Orthodontist. He has published extensively and has more than 150 peer reviewed article. He has been funded through NIH and American Association of Orthodontic Foundation on Orthodontic Tooth Movement and Temporomandibular Joint Degeneration and Regeneration. Dr. Yadav is Board of Director of Midwestern Society of Orthodontics and serves on Council of Scientific Affair, a constituent body of American Association of Orthodontics. He is also an Associate Editor of Progress in Orthodontics.