Knowledge Acquired from Long Term Observation of Anterior Guidance

Abstract

In the treatment of periodontal therapy, the stability of occlusions is essential. However, there has been little clarification regarding the role of the treatment of occlusion in the treatment of periodontal therapy for the following reason;
It is difficult to make a criteria for the diagnosis of the sites of occlusal trauma. Regarding the causes and conclusion of periodontal disease, the effect of occlusal trauma on these factors not clear. There has not been enough data acquired from long-term periods of observation to indicate the effectiveness of occlusal therapy the treatment of periodontal therapy.
Because of these facts, it is not clear how effective such treatment could be. Here, with some of date that has been acquired I would like to report on the significance of anterior guidance in long-term case studies of the treatment of occlusion.