Occlusion Wars II: Beyond Teeth – PDP101

The role of tongue position, posture and the airway on the developing occlusion is hardly covered in Dental School. Let’s think BEYOND TEETH with Dr Bobby Supple, carrying on from PDP099.

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 Protrusive Dental Pearl: When checking someone’s occlusion after a restoration, do not just check it while they are supine (lying down), sit them up then check their occlusion again because posture does change our occlusion, even just a little.

In this episode we covered:

• Skeletal Bite vs Tooth Bite 4:45
• Trigger Points 13:28
• Myofunctional Therapy 17:14
• Dentistry and Other healthcare professionals 24:57
• Neuromuscular Dentistry 38:19

Check out the book Dr Bobby Supple recommends: New Trends in Myofunctional Therapy

If you enjoyed this episode, check out the first part Occlusion Wars: Which is the Best Occlusal Religion?