- Look up occlusion, occlude, or
occlusal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Occlusion may
refer to:
Occlusion (dentistry), the
manner in
which the upper...
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Occlusal trauma is the
damage to
teeth when an
excessive force is
acted upon them and they do not
align properly. When the jaws close, for
instance during...
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called a
mouth protector,
mouth piece, gumshield, gumguard, nightguard,
occlusal splint, bite splint, or bite plane. The
dentists who
specialise in sports...
- muscle.
Excessive tooth wear,
particularly attrition,
which flattens the
occlusal (biting) surface, but also
possibly other types of
tooth wear such as abfraction...
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endodontic treatment or extraction.
Occlusal adjustment Occlusal adjustment is the
process of
selectively modifying occlusal surfaces of
teeth through grinding...
- are involved.
Occlusal abnormalities are
incredibly common, and most
people with
occlusal abnormalities do not have TMD.
Although occlusal features may...
- when the jaw is
closed and stationary,
while dynamic occlusion refers to
occlusal contacts made when the jaw is moving. The
masticatory system also involves...
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functional occlusal bevel should be
created on the
occlusal loading cusp of
molar teeth by
holding the bur at a 45o
angle to the
occlusal surface. This...
- [citation needed]
Occlusal dysesthesia, or "phantom bite," is
characterized by the
feeling that the bite is "out of place" (
occlusal dystopia) despite...
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mandibular teeth or
tooth analogues". When
exploring different complete denture occlusal schemes, it is more
useful to
define occlusion as the
relative movement...
