DENTAL OCCLUSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS PROPER INVESTIGATION – PART I

Abstract

The occlusal relation is remarkably complex; it must be considered in a tridimensional, static and dynamic way, interfering and intervening in all the system functions. The traumatic occlusion as clinic entity is the reverse of an anatomically and functionally normal occlusion and, within a variable time interval, is followed by the installation of the dysfunctional syndrome, a disease that causes invalidity in many patients. This paper aims the proper knowledge of clinical investigation that is mandatory for a correct treatment. It presents our original clinical examination method regarding dental occlusion - an easy, logical, and systematized method that covers all the necessary steps for a correct occlusal diagnosis. The first part of our work comprises the first two stages; the next ones will be detailed in the next issue.