Occlusion Archives

Why Study Occlusion

Kevin Muench DMD, MAGD 0 Comments

I’m a restorative dentist with a passion for occlusion. I’m a firm believer that our patients deserve our best efforts

Why Occlusal Appliance Therapy Is My First Step Prior to Ortho, Equilibration, or Restorative Occlusal changes on an appliance are

Many times, we need to increase the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) to put teeth where they should be esthetically

All restorative materials have wear properties. We need to understand both how they wear and survive in the oral environment

When we nose breathe, our tongue is elevated against the anterior portion of the palate and held there with gentle

I believe that some wear is normal. I base this on the fact that I have very few if any

Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments

I ask the question “Is wear normal?” at almost every lecture I do on occlusion. Usually the response is a

Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments

I’ll admit that for a portion of my professional career I didn’t think twice about occlusion. Today occlusion is as

It can be an incredibly frustrating clinical situation, when you have been meticulous about preparing a posterior tooth, (most commonly

Seated Condylar Position I know even the mention of the words centric relation probably has some readers bristling, as this

Learning from one another is one of the top benefits of dental continuing education. One of the things that I