Ortho-kinetics began in Colombia in the 1990s with the work of Dr. Diego F. Tatis G., a dentist, orthodontist, and maxillary orthopedist with an emphasis on the treatment of temporomandibular and craniocervical disorders. After many years of clinical practice with patients, basic research applied to clinical practice with the highest standards of scientific rigor, experimentation in laboratory tests, and computer research in 2D and 3D imaging of the human body, with the support of an interdisciplinary group involving dentists and physicians from different specialties, as well as a transdisciplinary group involving biomedical engineers, electronic engineers, mechanical engineers, computer engineers, biomaterials engineers, mathematicians, industrial designers, statisticians, epidemiologists, etc., he concluded with a comprehensive concept of clinical practice that allows for a diagnostic vision and comprehensive treatment of human health, seeking holistic care and thus a state of overall balance.

Through this research, Dr. Tatis develops diagnostic and treatment protocols that are documented in his literary works, computer software, and various patents registered in his applied areas.

The main postulates on which his research concludes are:

• The teeth and, in general, the craniomasticatory system govern the body's biomechanical stability. These, in association with vision and plantar support, are responsible for dynamics.
• The partial or total loss of dental and/or maxillary structures is frequently due to transverse and/or sagittal mechanical imbalances in the body's musculoskeletal system.
• The body's statics and dynamics depend on the dental system, the craniomasticatory system, and the craniocervical system. Genetic, epigenetic, and/or environmental alterations of these systems would explain many of the dysfunctions and general body pain.
• Malfunction of the craniomasticatory system impacts the biomechanics of the human body, primarily the spine.
• Static and/or mechanical alterations of the skull and spine would have a direct influence on the patient's mental health, as they house the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
• Stabilization and correction of the masticatory dental system, the craniomasticatory system, will biomechanically stabilize the body, resulting in the stabilization and optimization of the functioning of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
• Many of the organic dysfunctions in humans are secondary to mechanical disorders of the body, originating in the craniomasticatory system.
• Orthokinetics initially emerged in dentistry, but the scope of this research has allowed it to permeate and migrate to different areas of health, as a natural consequence.

Non-pharmacological therapeutic modality

Ortho-kinetics, as a non-pharmacological therapeutic modality, aims to facilitate bodily development and growth at early ages, and at intermediate or later ages, to recover the static and dynamic function of lost or altered body biomechanics. It also treats symptoms of multiple ailments, both acute and chronic, by stabilizing and correcting the masticatory dental system, the craniomandibular system, and the craniocervical system. This will consequently stabilize the body biomechanically, and as a result, stabilize and optimize the functioning of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

It is characterized by seeking the correct form and function of the: craniomasticatory system, dental occlusion, craniocervical system, central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, enteric nervous system, and vertebral column, of the upper and lower limbs, which will consequently result in the optimization of the function of all body systems and, therefore, the patient's overall health.

Where the proper or poor functioning of the masticatory dental system, the craniomasticatory system, and the craniomandibular system impacts the statics, movement, and biomechanics of the human body, primarily in the spine, since many spinal problems are caused by craniomandibular disorders.

In conclusion, Ortho-kinetics constitutes a philosophy with a model of thought that involves a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the human being and with scientific guidelines for diagnosis and treatment based on current medicine and evidential dentistry, as well as on biophysics and body biomechanics. It derives its foundations for action based on comprehensive human care through the interaction of different areas of health, involving prevention, intervention, and cure.

As a philosophy with a grounded thinking model, Orthokinetics has a set of principles or foundations of action, which are:

• Prescription and Design (equipment, therapies, and procedures)
• Biomechanics
• General neuromuscular balance
• Therapeutic goals (static and dynamic)
• Systematic management of all processes (software)
• Strategic management platform for clinical practice

Orthokinetics derives its foundations of action from the different areas of health as follows:

• Orthokinetics in orthodontics and maxillary orthopedics is responsible for the study of tooth movement and the jaws in general, focused on the overall health and biomechanical stability of the body. It is the teeth that govern the body's biomechanical stability. And these, in association with vision and plantar support, are responsible for dynamics.
• Orthokinetics in prosthodontics, known as Prostokinetics, is responsible for the study of the causes, as well as the partial or total restoration, of the loss of dental and maxillary structures.
• Orthokinetics in body biomechanics, known as Kinesiokinetics, is responsible for the study of the statics and dynamics of the human body, with the understanding that body posture depends on the dental system, the craniomasticatory system, and the craniocervical system. Manages and explains dysfunction and general body pain originating or influenced by the craniomasticatory system.
• Orthokinetics in psychology, known as Orthokinetic Psychology, is responsible for the study of the psychofunctional dynamics of the human being and its influence on health, the statics and dynamics of the human body.
  Additionally, it interacts with different inter- and transdisciplinary areas in its diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, such as: general medicine, orthopedics, traumatology, neurology, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, physiatry, cardiology, dermatology, psychiatry, biomedical engineering, sports medicine, and other related branches that lead to the comprehensive health of the dysfunctional patient