2004 Volume 24 Issue 2-3 Pages 302-315
To control the occlusal force, we emphasized the importance of actual mandibular movement of the habitual first stroke of mastication in our previous study. From the viewpoint of the actual mandibular movement, it is very important to clarify the mechanism of healthy stomatognathic system.
In this study, some clinical markers of the mandibular movement were investigated to compare the etiology of the clinical symptoms in the patients with intact dentition, The results indicated that sliding movement had the most important co-relation with the clinical symptoms, while canine guidance, anterior guidance or tooth crowding had not. As it is well known, the force to the retrosuperior direction for the stomatognathic system is destructive for the stomatognathic system. It is cleared that making use of the mandible with side movement, not with hinge movement is utmost important to exclude this retro-superior force.
