Treatment and Dynamic Occlusal Diagnosis using the SAM System

Abstract

Advancements in the articulator have gone hand in hand with the progress of our times. Just as iron has brought prosperity to modern culture, the appearance of new materials has created new technology, and the confirmation of scientific theory has followed.
The founding of the California Gnathological Society and the appearance of the Stewart articulator must be considered events defining this era. Stewart and his articulator brought know-ledge of occlusion to the world, and created the era of full mouth reconstruction. Slavicek, Kulmer and Gausch are now doing research using the SAM system to elucidate the relationship of occlusion and the temporomandibular joint.
In this report I will discuss the special features of the axiograph and the SAM2 articulator, as well as how to take dynamic records of mandibular movements and how to carry out diagnosis.