Description
Book Synopsisbrings complex topics in occlusion into the context of everyday clinical practice arms readers with the critical ability of knowing when and when not to perform occlusal therapy emphasizes the newest digital technologies addresses occlusal principles from a functional, parafunctional, periodontal, and esthetic perspective.
Table of ContentsContributors ix
1 Introduction to Occlusal Disease and Rationale for Occlusal Therapy 3
Irwin M. Becker
2 Occlusal Parafunction and Temporomandibular Disorders: Neurobiological Considerations 15
Henry A. Gremillion
3 The Masticatory System: Orthopedic Considerations in Function and Pathofunction 27
Henry A. Gremillion and Christopher J. Spencer
4 The Anatomical Basis of Occlusion 43
Irwin M. Becker
5 Accepted Occlusal Principles Involved in Physiologic Occlusion 61
Irwin M. Becker
6 Evaluating the Muscles of the Stomatognathic System and Their Role in Understanding Occlusal Disharmony and TMD 77
Herbert E. Blumenthal
7 The Effect of Occlusal Forces on the Progression of Periodontal Disease 123
Stephen K. Harrel and Martha E. Nunn
8 An Occlusal Basis of Treatment Planning 141
Irwin M. Becker
9 Occlusal Bite Splint Therapy 169
Roger A. Solow
10 Occlusal Equilibration and the Diagnostic Workup 215
Irwin M. Becker
11 Dentist-Ceramist Communication, the Foundation of Successful Treatment 259
Matthew R. Roberts
Index 293
