Occlusion Flashcards
Functional Occlusion
Occurs during mastication and swallowing
Static Occlusion
Jaws are closed - centric occlusion
Mandibular Movements: depression
Open
Mandibular Movements: elevation
Closed
Mandibular Movements: protrusion
Forward
Guided by incisors
Mandibular Movements: retrusion
Backward
Mandibular Movements: lateral
Left-Right
Guided by canines
One side working, other side balancing
Centric Occlusion
“Habitual occlusion”
“Natural bite”
Usual or routine, maximum contacts
Centric Relation
Relationship of max/mand when condyle is rearmost in glenoid fossa - TMJ
Overjet
Max teeth overlap mand HORIZONTAL
1-3mm is normal
Overbite
Max teeth overlap mand VERTICAL
Incisal/middle/cervical
Normal/slight/severe
Intercuspation
Lingual cusps of max occluding w mand
Interdigitation
“antagonists”
Mesognathic
Even facial profile where max teeth slightly overlap mand
Molar Relation: normal
First molars - mand MB groove aligns w max MB cusp
Canine Relationship: normal
max occludes w distal half of mand + mesial half of 1st mand premolar
Retrognathic
Maxilla protrudes
Mandible appears weak/retruded
Molar Relationship: Class II
MB groove is distal to MB cusp by a premolar