Effectiveness of occlusal adjustment in patients with orthodontic discharge
Keywords:
occlusal adjustment, stomatognathic system, esthetic, treatment, interference, study modelsAbstract
The orthodontic treatment is aimed at reaching an occlusal, aesthetic, and functional optimal point. The frequently introduced interferences may cause disorders of the stomathognatic system, and an occlusal adjustment technique may be useful to stabilize the function and to gurantee its health. A sample of 14 patients with more than 6 months of orthodontic discharge that were diagnosed occlusal interferences in a previous research was selected. Each of them underwent occlusal adjustment by selective grinding, and after 6 months the occlusion was evaluated to detect possible interferences during the different mandibular movements in the working and non-working areas, as well as by tooth groups. To this end, the functional analysis of buccal occlusion was made. The study was completed with the assembly of the models in the semiadjustable articulator Dentatus ARL by using the facial arch. The study revealed that most of the patients recovered the functional occlusion, which showed the efficiency of the treatment, that the highest percentage of interferences after the adjustment were in the non-working area and during the laterality movements, and that the molar group had the greatest number of interferences before and after the occlusal treatment.Downloads
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