Concepts and Clinical Guidelines of Therapeutic Occlusion

Abstract

Long-term prognosis of any dental treatments including orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, implantology and craniomandibular disorders, depends on occlusal stability of the dentition. Several concepts of occlusion have been introduced and successfully applied for occlusal reconstruction. Althogh many important rules and principles are recommended for establishing ideal types of occlusion, few refered with clinical guidelines of therapeutic occlusion that is applicable for every dental treatment.
In this anticle, four pinciples consisting of centric related occlusion, anterior coupling, anterior disclusion and occlusal stability are described. Resolution of the occlusal symptoms would be obtained by fulfilling those principles. Further, four clinical guidelines for occlusal scheme are presented. These guidelines make therapeutic occlusion being applicable for daily practice effectively and in an atraumatic manner.