Oral Rehabilitation for Collapsed Occlusion

—Classification and Clinical Procedures. Part1—

Abstract

In order to perform correct sequence for oral rehabilitation, it is essential to realize not only the etiology of the collapsed occlusion, but the systematic clinical procedure, as well. In this article the etiologies were classified into four types and describ those characteristics. By these classifications, it is now possible to conduct systematic clinical procedures with multidisciplinary approaches including orthodontic, endodontic, periodontic, and prosthodontic treatments.
Type 1 features severe attrition with TMJ symptoms. Type 2 features multilated dentition without vertical loss. Type 3 is the most difficult case with anterior prognathism and vertical loss. Type 4 concerns with open bite. The part 1 refers the treatment procedures for type 1 and type 2. Type 3 and Type 4 are explained in the part 2.