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Keywords:

malocclusion [11]
TMD [14]
cranio-sacral osteopathy [231]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3946]
OMT [3925]
dental pain [3]
dental extraction [1]
article [2634]

Abstract:

Background: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is often defined as “the therapeutic application of manually guided forces by an Osteopathic Physician to boost physiologic function and/or support homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction.” The purpose of this paper was to provide an update of the current status of OMT, to shed light on potential areas of dentistry where application of OMT is effective and to supplement the Literature Review with a list of available centers that eliver OMT in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A review of the literature about the efficacy of OMT in addressing dental problems was carried between August and December 2020. Result: Osteopathy can manage various dental conditions, such as, pain following root canal treatment (RCT) and extraction, temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), malocclusion and neck and back pain frequently encountered by dentists through mobilization of soft tissues like fascia, ligaments and muscles. Conclusion: Interdisciplinary cooperation between dentists and osteopaths is desired, however, centers that deliver OMT in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are very few and were all found in the private sector.