2/21: Posselt's Envelope of Movement Flashcards
What is centric relation?
Position of the mandible in which the condyles are in the most superior and anterior position in the articular fossae, resting against the posterior slopes of the articular eminences
What is the condyle determined position?
Centric relation
When the mandible is in centric relation the condyles can rotate around a horizontal axis up to an opening of _________ mm measured at the central incisors
20-25mm
What is pure rotational movement referred to? And the axis is referred to as?
Hinge movement; terminal hinge axis
What is maximal intercuspal position?
Maxillary and mandibular teeth make maximum surface contact with eachother
- the mandible is elevated as superiorly as possible in the sagittal plane
What is a tooth determined position?
Maximal intercuspal position or maximum intercuspation
What position doesn’t provide any information about the TMJ?
MI
In most people, ______ does not coincide with ______
MIP; CR
Describe the condyle-disc assembly in MIP?
Condyle assembly is anterior and inferior and/or medial or lateral or a combination of the above compared to their position in CR
What position are restorations made in with minimal restoration (e.g., amalgam or composite resin restorations, single crowns, etc)?
Maximum intercuspation
What is postural pisition?
Habitual postural of the mandible when the patient is resting comfortably in the upright position and the condyles are in a neutral unstrained position in the glenoid fossae
Where is there an equilibrium in postural position?
Equilibrium between the forces acting on the mandible
How are muscles in postural position?
Not totally relaxed; there is a degree of electromyographic activity
What is postural position determined by?
The muscles and the forces of gravity
What does postural position NOT give us information on?
Condyles or the teeth
How are the teeth positioned in postural position?
Teeth are apart and there is a wedge space between the teeth
What is the wedge shaped space called?
Interocclusal space and is usually 2-3mm between the incisors, 2mm between the premolars, and 3/4-1mm between the molars
What is postural position aka physiological rest position clincially used to determine?
The occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) in edentulous patients or in patients with severly warn dentition
What is the occlusal vertical dimension?
Distance measured between two points when the occluding members are in contact
Compare the vertical dimension at rest and the occlusal vertical dimension
The vertical dimension at rest (in the physiological rest position) is usually 2-3mm greater than the occlusal vertical dimension