Occlusion Flashcards
What is occlusion?
The contact relationship between maxillary and mandibular teeth when the jaws are fully closed, as well as the relationship between teeth in the same arch.
What is centric occlusion?
The relation of opposing occlusal surfaces.
What is centric relation?
The position of the mandible to the maxilla when the condyles are in their most posterosuperior unstrained positions in the fossae.
What is overjet?
The horizontal overlap of the maxillary teeth over the mandibular teeth.
What is overbite?
The vertical overlap of the maxillary teeth over the mandibular teeth.
What can occlusal disharmony lead to?
Pain, occlusal trauma, and worsened periodontal disease.
What is malocclusion?
A deviation in the maxillary and mandibular teeth relationships in centric occlusion.
How many types of malocclusion are there?
Three types: Class I, Class II, and Class III.
What does Angle’s Classification of Occlusion focus on?
The relationship of the maxillary mesial buccal cusp of the 1st molar to the mandibular molar mesial buccal groove.
What is used when molars are unavailable in Angle’s Classification?
The canine relationship or using incisors.
What is the relationship of the maxillary 1st molar in ideal occlusion?
The maxillary 1st molar MB cusp is in the mandibular 1st molar MB groove.
Where does the maxillary canine cusp rest in ideal occlusion?
Just distal to the mandibular canine.
How are the incisors positioned in ideal occlusion?
Normal
What is malocclusion?
Malrelationships between individual teeth or groups of teeth.
What may malocclusion include?
Crowding within the dental arch
Overbite
Open bite
End-to-end bite
Crossbite