This study presented the visualizing method of occlusal contacts by means of the digital image processing system. Silicone-black method was frequently used to examine transparent areas as occlusal contacts in clinic. Silicone-black (Bitechecker, GC Co., Japan) had two images, which were transparent areas and teeth surfaces. Each image through CCD TV camera was memorized in the digital processin...

[Purpose] The present study, was conducted to examine the occlusal force and physical, cognitive, and attentional functions of elderly females living in the community to evaluate the significance of measuring the occlusal force. [Subjects and Methods] The number of subjects was 104. The Occlusal Force Meter GM10 was used to measure their occlusal force. Their physical functions were assessed us...

AIM The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of the angle made by Frankfort horizontal plane-occlusal plane on maxillary casts, mounted using the respective facebows on Artex Amann Girrbach and Hanau Wide-vue semi-adjustable articulators with cephalometrically derived Frankfort horizontal plane-occlusal plane angle as a control. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Maxillary casts of 30 subjects wer...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine the effect of occlusal interferences on the position of condyles. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 10 participants. All recordings of the condylar position were done using ultrasound jaw tracking device with six degrees of freedom. Paraocclusal tray was fixed in the lower jaw, and the artificial occlusal interference was made on the lower lef...

Dentists have always faced the challenge of providing accord between function and esthetics. It can be said that for the success of complete denture prosthesis, arranging the teeth in correct plane of occlusion is pivotal. The orientation of the occlusal plane forms the basis for teeth arrangement conducive to satisfactory esthetics and proper function. The glossary of prosthodontic terms (July...

Dental caries is a transmissible pathologic infectious process in which a cariogenic biofilm, in the presence of a more pathological than protective oral status leads to demineralization of the hard dental tissues. The occlusal surface of posterior teeth represents, due to its anatomy, the most exposed place to dental caries. Even if the global ratio of such disease decreased in industrialized ...

Four groups of equids, "Anchitheriinae," Merychippine-grade Equinae, Hipparionini, and Equini, coexisted in the middle Miocene, but only the Equini remains after 16 Myr of evolution and extinction. Each group is distinct in its occlusal enamel pattern. These patterns have been compared qualitatively but rarely quantitatively. The processes influencing the evolution of these occlusal patterns ha...

UNLABELLED Abnormal occlusal sensation induced by wearing oral appliance (OA) was assessed in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve non-apneic healthy subjects with normal dental occlusion were used in this study. The 12 subjects slept wearing OAs at night. Occlusal sensation, biting force, occlusal contact area and muscle fatigue were evaluated every 15 minutes during 4 hours after remova...