This chapter discusses the significance of considering occlusion in dentistry and the concept of conforming to the patient's bite. It emphasizes the need to check occlusion before starting any work and highlights the use of articulating paper and shimstock as tools for assessment.
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See blue dot. Erase blue dot. That was my clinical application of Occlusion at Dental school!
This episode was ‘Occlusion for Dental Students and New Grads’ – as featured on The Very Dental Student podcast.
Oklahoma based Dental student Mohamed Abo-Basha asked Jaz questions to make Occlusion tangible – exploring topics like using a face bow, understanding the importance of centric relation in everyday dentistry (and why in our DAILY bread and butter Dentistry, it’s not very important for 99% of our patients), and strategies for improving our ability to adapt to our patients’ occlusions.
