Occlusion - Final

• bilateral and balancing tooth contacts during all lateral and protrusive movements.
• primarily for stabilizing complete dentures
• later carried over into the field of fixed prosthodontics

• developed for natural dentition
• laterotrusive contacts (working contacts) and protrusive contacts should occur only on the anterior teeth.
• during this time gnathology was first used
• considered the ideal occlusal scheme by Gnatholgists

• the science of mandibular movement and resultant occlusal contacts.
• consider unilateral eccentric contact the ideal, any other occlusal scheme malocclusion and to be corrected.

focus around the health and function of the masticatory system, not any specific occlusal configuration.

TMJs and teeth achieve the stable orthopedic position which will prevent, minimize, or eliminate any breakdown or trauma.

the two temporomandibular joints (TMJs) and the teeth

generally considered to designate the position of the mandible when the condyles are in an orthopedically stable position