Quality comes from exactitude:The role of functional occlusal contact in dentistry
- VernacularTitle:细节决定质量:谈功能性咬合接触的临床意义
- Author:
Meiqing WANG
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- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Occlusion;
Chewing function;
Temporomandibular joint
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2000;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Occlusion is a term for the contact relation between upper and lower dentitions.It is a three dimensional relationship.The vertical occlusal contact relation includes convex-to-concave contact relation between structures on occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth at status of intercuspal occlusion,as well as that during protrusion,retrusion and lateral excursive movements.Occluding function depends on the contact condition of occlusion.However,the morphological criterion of the vertical occlusal contact is still lacking.Widely practical criterion for dental treatment includes only mesial-distal relation,such as one-to-two teeth contact relation between upper and low dentitions,and labial/buccal-lingual relation,such as over jet and over bite.To establish a vertical occlusal contact criterion that meets the need for individual occlusal treatment is one of the main subjects in Occlusion field.
