Control of the Occlusal Force. Part 4 -Exhibition of Four Cases-

Abstract

We have been exhibiting the concept of “kamiguse” (the habitual first stroke of mastication), such as definition, background, drawbacks, remedy and so on. And it was cleared that the “kamiguse” (the habitual first stroke of mastication) differs from the first stroke of the habitual mastication. In this article, we present some clinical cases where harmful occlusal forces which seriously influence gnathomatic system were easily controlled by controlling the “kamiguse” (the habitual first stroke of mastication) . Also, we discuss and clear the importance of the remedy of the “kamiguse”to control harmful occlusal forces.