Basics of Occlusion – PDP090

What is Occlusion? Canine Guidance…..Group Function…that’s all right?! If only it was that simple! I hope to simplify Occlusion no matter where you are in your journey starting with this back to basics episode. Occlusion is the backbone of complete dentistry and full mouth rehabilitations.

Protrusive Dental Pearl: If you think your patients are in Canine Guidance, check again. This time check while the patient grinds really hard. You will notice that most people are really group function and even have non-working side guidances!

“It’s very difficult to say that one occlusion is perfectly correct for all individuals. And I don’t think we’ve identified an ideal occlusion for a specific person.” – Dr. Ed McLaren

In this first episode on Occlusion I shared:

• Canine Guidance vs Group Function 5:54
• Evidence base about Occlusion and TMD 10:34
• Challenges in researching Occlusion and TMD 13:13
• Different Schools of Thoughts about Occlusion 19:42
• Centric Relation 23:27
• Centric Occlusion 30:34
• What is Occlusion? 35:29
• Occlusion vs Occluding 37:12
• Test driving the changes 46:11

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And as a reference for the terms, here’s THE GLOSSARY OF PROSTHODONTIC TERMS 9th Edition

If you liked this episode, you will also enjoy Posterior Guided Occlusion