Quiz 5 - Occlusion Flashcards
Harmonious relationship of teeth and jaws
Ideal occlusion
Dentist reproduces when restoring an entire mouth
Ideal occlusion
Bad occlusion
Malocclusion
Can be improper alignment of teeth or size and shape of the jaws
Malocclusion
What are all of the occlusion stages called?
Angle’s classes of occlusion
What class is ideal occlusion?
Class I
What is class II & III?
Maloclussion
What are the three classes of occlusion defined by?
The relationship between the permanent first molars or the canines
-Teeth and jaws function harmoniously
-72% of population
Class I occlusion
Mesial buccal cusp on the maxillary first molar is aligned with the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar
Class I occlusion
Maxillary canine fits into the facial embrasure space between the mandibular canine and the mandibular first premolar
Class I occlusion
What facial profile is associated with class I occlusion?
Orthognathic profile
Disto-occlusion
- 22% of population
Class II malocclusion
-Skeletal type of malocclusion
-Mandible too small or maxilla too large, or both
-Mandible behind where it would be
Class II malocclusion
Mesiobuccal groove of mandibular molar is distal to the mesial buccal cusp of maxillary molar by at least the width of a premolar
Class II malocclusion