Dental occlusion: A critical reflection on past, present and future concepts

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-453

  Turp J C ^a,d   Greene, C S ^b   Strub, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Centric occlusion; Centric relation; Dental occlusion; Gnathology; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

CENTRIC RELATION; DENTAL OCCLUSION; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 43049151453     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01820.x     Document Type: Review

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