Comprehensive Occlusal Concepts in Clinical Practice
Samenvatting
Comprehensive Occlusal Concepts in Clinical Practice aims to provide a clear and thorough guide to the understanding and application of occlusal concepts in the dental practice, enabling dentists to gain a straightforward understanding of widely recognized occlusal principles and practices to engender longevity, predictability, and professional confidence in everyday dental procedures.
Comprehensive Occlusal Concepts in Clinical Practice also features a comprehensive review of occlusal and periodontal literature, establishes occlusal principles and practice protocols as routine, and aids in developing the reader s critical ability to know when and when not to perform occlusal therapy. This is a unique book in its scope, thoroughness, and practicality, making occlusal concepts easily understood, yet also demonstrating the specific skills needed to perform the details of a physiologic occlusal scheme.
Specificaties
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<p>Contributors.</p>
<p>1 Introduction to Occlusal Disease and Rationale for Occlusal Therapy (Irwin M. Becker).</p>
<p>2 Occlusal Parafunction and Temporomandibular Disorders: Neurobiological Considerations (Henry A. Gremillion).</p>
<p>3 The Masticatory System: Orthopedic Considerations in Function and Pathofunction (Henry A. Gremillion and Christopher J. Spencer).</p>
<p>4 The Anatomical Basis of Occlusion (Irwin M. Becker).</p>
<p>5 Accepted Occlusal Principles Involved in Physiologic Occlusion (Irwin M. Becker).</p>
<p>6 Evaluating the Muscles of the Stomatognathic System and Their Role in Understanding Occlusal Disharmony and TMD (Herbert E. Blumenthal).</p>
<p>7 The Effect of Occlusal Forces on the Progression of Periodontal Disease (Stephen K. Harrel and Martha E. Nunn).</p>
<p>8 An Occlusal Basis of Treatment Planning (Irwin M. Becker).</p>
<p>9 Occlusal Bite Splint Therapy (Roger A. Solow).</p>
<p>10 Occlusal Equilibration and the Diagnostic Workup (Irwin M. Becker).</p>
<p>11 Dentist–Ceramist Communication, the Foundation of Successful Treatment (Matthew R. Roberts).</p>
<p>Index.</p>