PROS 8120 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sagittal Plane, Incisor, Mastication
3 Jan 2020
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Criteria for optimum occlusion: even, simultaneous tooth contact when condyles superoanterior position, discs properly interposed, each tooth should contact in a way that directs the forces of closure along the long axis of the tooth. When the teeth are closed all the way together. Position when max and mand teeth make maximum surface contact with each other. Mandible is elevated as superiorly as possible in the sagittal plane. ^^**does not provide any information about the tmj! In most people, does not coincide with cr! Hit and slide a little bit from cr mi. Habitual position of the mandible when the patient is resting comfortably in the upright position; condyles are in a neutral unstrained position in the glenoid fossa. Determined by muscles and gravity (muscles not totally relaxed) Teeth are apart and there is a wedge of space between the teeth = the interocclusal space (around 2-3 mm between incisors)
