Anatomy of Masticatory System
- Anatomy of the temporomandibular joint
- Dentition and surrounding structures
- Skeletal components
- TMJ
- Muscles
Development of Occlusion
- Leeway space
- Importance of spacing
- Premolar dynamics in mixed dentition stage
Incisor and molar classification
- Angles classification of malocclusion
- Incisor relationship
- Molar relationship
Occlusal terminology
- Intercuspal Position
- Centric relation (CR)
- Retruded Contact Position (RCP)
- Posselts Envelope of Border Movements
- Centric Occlusion (CO)
Guidance, natural teeth, and function
- Bennet Angle
- Posterior guidance system
- Anterior guidance system
- Canine guidance
- Influence of dental restorative treatment on the posterior guidance system
- Tooth contact involved in guidance
- Restoring the anterior guidance system
- Changes in occlusion due to restoration
- Restorations should consider guidance concepts
- Heavily restored teeth should not be relied upon for guidance alone
Note: The content has been organized into 5 comprehensive groups by combining identical concepts and keeping facts, statistics, and detailed points.
Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth. More technically, it is the relationship between the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth when they approach each other, as occurs during chewing or at rest.
Static occlusion refers to contact between teeth when the jaw is closed and stationary, while dynamic occlusion refers to occlusal contacts made when the jaw is moving.
The masticatory system also involves the periodontium, the TMJ (and other skeletal components) and the neuromusculature, therefore the tooth contacts should not be looked at in isolation, but in relation to the overall masticatory system.
