Occlusion from rest position

Abstract

1. The basic diagnosis for occlusion requires the location of the vertical dimension, centric relation, and horizontal rotation center of the mandible. 2. Rest position and position of maximum biting force coincide in vertical dimension. 3. The occlusion, muscle function, and temporomandibular joint must function in harmony. 4. Temporomandibular pain may be the result of abnormal pressure on the connective tissue in the glenoid fossae. 5. The maximum vertical dimension is the dimension at rest position or maximum force, minus 2 mm. 6. Patients should be conditioned for jaw registrations. 7. Treatment planning may be done after mounting the casts on an articulator and establishing the proposed intermaxillary relation. 8. Rest position is in the range of a normal hinge axis movement of the mandible. 9. Rest position is selected as the diagnostic position. The Gothic arch tracing may record abnormal conditions. The Gothic arch and rest position may be correlated by conditioning the patient.