Occlusal Reconstruction based on Diagnosis of Cause

Abstract

We should define what we shall preserve and pursue when we confront a patient's mouth whose bite has collapsed. Our aims are to promote re-activating a patient's original healing capacity, the reproduction of beautiful natural teeth, and the construction of an easily maintained environment. We need to diagnose on investigation of cause, set a treatment goal according to the diagnosis, and make a treatment plan.
When actually treating, as much as possible we preserve the periodontal tissue, including remaining teeth and alveolar bone. Then treat the diseased bite with the use of various options such as implants, orthodontics, regenerative treatment, prosthesis, etc. It is thought that it is necessary to give the therapeutic occlusion to recover the health of the mouth, and prepare an environment that both the dentist and patient can easily maintain.
Collecting, analyzing necessary and sufficient material, diagnosing based on investigation of cause, and selecting appropriate treatment options become keys to the treatment's success. In other words, the success or failure of a treatment for case is decided by the quality of the diagnosis. To give an accurate diagnosis of individual cases is the dentist's first requirement.