Occlusion Demystified

You Will Learn

• When and where not to make major and minor pre-treatment and treatment occlusion alterations
• Understanding the science behind tooth contacts and muscle harmony
• Understanding and diagnosing TMJ/Occlusion contact effects
• The clinical implications of muscle findings
• Signs of wear, severe wear, and post treatment triggers
• Accurate face-bow records
• When and why face-bow transfers are required
• Determination and recording or final tooth and jaw positions based on several occlusion guidance philosophies
• Mounting accurate models
• Determination of physiological bite position, and understanding normal/abnormal movements and muscular/occlusion relationships in healthy and diseased conditions
• Complete examinations and diagnosis in a hands-on clinical exercise utilizing several diagnostic recording and evaluation tools