occlusion Archives

Understanding Smiles Part 3

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 Bradley Portenoy, DDS 482 Views 0 Comments Doctor-Patient Relationship, equilibration, occlusion, smile, Wax-up

Give patients opportunities to discover what lies beneath their smile Ewelina is part of my office team. She’s from Poland.

Dentistry Occlusion

Functional Risk Part 3 – Occlusal Therapy

July 1, 2022June 28, 2022 Lee Ann Brady DMD 203 Views 0 Comments Appliance Therapy, dentistry, equilibration, occlusion, Ortho, Posterior

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

Occlusion

Changing VDO and Correcting Resultant Lisps

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Lee Ann Brady DMD 756 Views 1 Comment Madam Butterfly Silk, Miller Forceps, occlusion, Restoration, VDO

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

Occlusion Restorative

Composites & Wear

December 19, 2019December 18, 2019 Lee Ann Brady DMD 903 Views 0 Comments Composite, occlusion, Restorative Dentistry, TMD, Wear

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

Occlusion Restorative

Tongue Position & Nose Breathing

September 27, 2019 Lee Ann Brady DMD 5454 Views 0 Comments occlusion, Restorative Dentistry, TMD

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

Occlusion Restorative Treatment Planning

Occlusal Wear Part 2: What is causing the wear?

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1705 Views 0 Comments occlusion, Restorative Treatment, treatment planning

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

Occlusion

Do Patients Parafunction In Centric Relation?

April 13, 2019April 7, 2019 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1737 Views 2 Comments centric relation, occlusion, parafunction

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

Occlusion Treatment Planning

Fleximount To Stabilize Lower Model

February 18, 2019 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1177 Views 0 Comments diagnostic models, mounted models, occlusion

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

Esthetics Occlusion Treatment Planning

Dento-Facial Analyzer Technique: Capturing Records

October 1, 2018October 8, 2018 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1881 Views 0 Comments exam, facebow, occlusion, Panadent

You can gather accurate functional and esthetic information using the Panadent Dento-Facial Analyzer for restorative cases. I’ve found this tool particularly

Occlusion Treatment Planning

QuickSplint for Diagnostics and Restorative Applications

August 29, 2018August 22, 2018 Pankey Gram 2238 Views 0 Comments co-discovery, occlusion, parafunction

QuickSplint has many functions in general practice, but it is also a great resource overall in both diagnostics and restorative

Esthetics Occlusion Orthodontics Treatment Planning

Fixing the Failed Restoration: Treatment Planning

July 30, 2018October 12, 2018 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1774 Views 0 Comments Case Presentation, Esthetics, exam, occlusion

Replacing a failed restoration starts with a careful examination of the patient’s needs, desires, and current oral health. My patient

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