Comprehensive Occlusal Concepts in Clinical Practice

Contributors ix

1 Introduction to Occlusal Disease and Rationale for Occlusal Therapy 3
Irwin M. Becker

2 Occlusal Parafunction and Temporomandibular Disorders: Neurobiological Considerations 15
Henry A. Gremillion

3 The Masticatory System: Orthopedic Considerations in Function and Pathofunction 27
Henry A. Gremillion and Christopher J. Spencer

4 The Anatomical Basis of Occlusion 43
Irwin M. Becker

5 Accepted Occlusal Principles Involved in Physiologic Occlusion 61
Irwin M. Becker

6 Evaluating the Muscles of the Stomatognathic System and Their Role in Understanding Occlusal Disharmony and TMD 77
Herbert E. Blumenthal

7 The Effect of Occlusal Forces on the Progression of Periodontal Disease 123
Stephen K. Harrel and Martha E. Nunn

8 An Occlusal Basis of Treatment Planning 141
Irwin M. Becker

9 Occlusal Bite Splint Therapy 169
Roger A. Solow

10 Occlusal Equilibration and the Diagnostic Workup 215
Irwin M. Becker

11 Dentist-Ceramist Communication, the Foundation of Successful Treatment 259
Matthew R. Roberts

Index 293