CSAR 21-24 - Occlusion Flashcards
What parts of the body are involved in occlusion?
Teeth Periodontium MOM TMJ Neurological system
What programmes dynamic occlusion and how?
Central Pattern Generator (CPG)
Adapts into teeth as much as possible, negotiating interferences and hard to change pathway once CPG imbedded
What are the 2 varied movements in functional occluding pathways?
Broad (cow like) –> broad wide movement
Constrained (rat like) –> up and down
How may functional occlusion by adapted and not adapted to?
Adapted if functional pathway restored
Can adapt through tooth wear or loosening of teeth
No adaption when incorrect guidance or palatal surfaces are too convex
Define fremitus.
When bite together and tooth moves out of the way
What methods can be used to increase inter-occlusal space?
Prep - occlusal reduction
Relative axial tooth movement - Dahl concept - used for cracked tooth syndrome
(Ortho)
What static occlusion goals want to be achieved?
Simultaneous bilateral stable posterior contacts apically directed, protecting anterior teeth from splaying
Want cusp fossa relationship
What dynamic occlusion goals want to be achieved?
Smooth gliding excursive movement - canine/group function
Want immediate separation of anterior teeth
What are the movements of the condyle in lateral excursion?
WS –> rotation
NWS –> orbit
What are the condylar movements in jaw opening?
20mm of opening - hinge opening
Condyle then translates down articular eminence to open further
Why is a 1.Arcon and 2.Non-arcon articulator and their use?
- Articulated condyle (e.g.Whipmix) - common in fixed pros to replicate hinge movement of mandible and for changes in OVD
- Non-articulated condyle (e.g.Dentatus) - used for removable pros
Why is a face bow used for a semi-adjustable articulator?
Facebow allows maxillary casts to be in relation to the condyles in dynamic occlusion
Why is dynamic occlusion inaccurate from a simple hinge articulator?
Simple hinge rotation axis not anatomical - it is lower down
What face bow is used for a fully adjustable articulator (unnecessary accuracy)?
Kinematic record - true hinge axis
What face bows are used for a semi adjustable articulator (sufficient accuracy)?
Earbow record - arbitrary hinge axis
Kois Dento-Facial Analyser - arbitrary hinge axis with average values