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Dental Occlusion, Balanced

MedGen UID:
3735
•Concept ID:
C0011383
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Finding
Synonyms: Balanced Dental Occlusion; Balanced Dental Occlusions; Dental Occlusions, Balanced; Occlusion, Balanced Dental; Occlusions, Balanced Dental

Definition

Dental occlusion in which the occlusal contact of the teeth on the working side of the jaw is accompanied by the harmonious contact of the teeth on the opposite (balancing) side. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p556) [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Complete Denture Occlusion: Best Evidence Consensus Statement.
Goldstein G, Kapadia Y, Campbell S
J Prosthodont 2021 Apr;30(S1):72-77. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13309. PMID: 33336857
Management of the edentulous patient.
Mericske-Stern RD, Taylor TD, Belser U
Clin Oral Implants Res 2000;11 Suppl 1:108-25. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.2000.011s1108.x. PMID: 11168261
Physiologic occlusion vs pathologic occlusion and rationale for treatment.
Yaffe A, Hochman N, Ehrlich J
Compend Contin Educ Dent 1996 Nov;17(11):1093-7; quiz 1098. PMID: 9161144

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical performance of and patient satisfaction with conventional complete dentures with different occlusal schemes: A systematic review of systematic reviews.
Borges MHR, Miranda LFB, Dini C, Marañón-Vásquez GA, Magno MB, Maia LC, Barão VAR
J Prosthet Dent 2023 Sep;130(3):341-350. Epub 2022 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.10.018. PMID: 34991859
Occlusion time, occlusal balance and lateral occlusal scheme in subjects with various dental and skeletal characteristics: A prospective clinical study.
Alkayyal MA, Turkistani KA, Al-Dharrab AA, Abbassy MA, Melis M, Zawawi KH
J Oral Rehabil 2020 Dec;47(12):1503-1510. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1111/joor.13095. PMID: 32966657
The Effect of Complete Denture Occlusion on Function and Patient Quality of Life: Systematic Review.
Patel J, Granger C, Morrow L
Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2018 Mar 1;26(1):24-30. doi: 10.1922/EJPRD_01757Patel07. PMID: 29469998
Occlusion and prosthodontics.
Clayton JA
Dent Clin North Am 1995 Apr;39(2):313-33. PMID: 7781829
The relationship between static occlusion and functional occlusion in a dental school population.
Tipton RT, Rinchuse DJ
Angle Orthod 1991 Spring;61(1):57-66. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1991)061<0057:TRBSOA>2.0.CO;2. PMID: 2012324

Diagnosis

Complete dentures revisited.
McCord JF, Smith P, Jauhar S
Dent Update 2014 Apr;41(3):250-2, 255-6, 259. doi: 10.12968/denu.2014.41.3.250. PMID: 24839714
Removable partial denture occlusion.
Ivanhoe JR, Plummer KD
Dent Clin North Am 2004 Jul;48(3):667-83, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.03.008. PMID: 15261799
Physiologic occlusion vs pathologic occlusion and rationale for treatment.
Yaffe A, Hochman N, Ehrlich J
Compend Contin Educ Dent 1996 Nov;17(11):1093-7; quiz 1098. PMID: 9161144
Trauma from occlusion. Restorative concerns.
Neff P
Dent Clin North Am 1995 Apr;39(2):335-54. PMID: 7781830
Bruxism.
Graf H
Dent Clin North Am 1969 Jul;13(3):659-65. PMID: 5256151

Therapy

Complete Denture Occlusion: Best Evidence Consensus Statement.
Goldstein G, Kapadia Y, Campbell S
J Prosthodont 2021 Apr;30(S1):72-77. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13309. PMID: 33336857
Complete dentures revisited.
McCord JF, Smith P, Jauhar S
Dent Update 2014 Apr;41(3):250-2, 255-6, 259. doi: 10.12968/denu.2014.41.3.250. PMID: 24839714
Occlusal designs on masticatory ability and patient satisfaction with complete denture: a systematic review.
Zhao K, Mai QQ, Wang XD, Yang W, Zhao L
J Dent 2013 Nov;41(11):1036-42. Epub 2013 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2013.07.016. PMID: 23911601
Complete denture occlusion: an evidence-based approach.
Farias-Neto A, Carreiro Ada F
J Prosthodont 2013 Feb;22(2):94-7. Epub 2012 Sep 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2012.00927.x. PMID: 22984917
Significance of occlusion in the etiology and treatment of early, moderate, and advanced periodontitis.
Ramfjord SP, Ash MM Jr
J Periodontol 1981 Sep;52(9):511-7. doi: 10.1902/jop.1981.52.9.511. PMID: 6793705

Prognosis

Patient satisfaction with occlusal scheme of conventional complete dentures: A randomised clinical trial (Part II).
Moradpoor H, Salari F, Ebadian B, Raissi S, Shirani M
J Oral Rehabil 2018 Sep;45(9):702-709. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/joor.12660. PMID: 29851120
Bilateral balanced occlusion compared to other occlusal schemes in complete dentures: A systematic review.
Lemos CAA, Verri FR, Gomes JML, Santiago Júnior JF, Moraes SLD, Pellizzer EP
J Oral Rehabil 2018 Apr;45(4):344-354. Epub 2018 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/joor.12607. PMID: 29314199
A comparison of traditional occlusal equilibration and immediate complete anterior guidance development.
Kerstein RB
Cranio 1993 Apr;11(2):126-39; discussion 140. doi: 10.1080/08869634.1993.11677954. PMID: 8495505
Predictable anterior determinants.
Clements WG
J Prosthet Dent 1983 Jan;49(1):40-5. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(83)90235-4. PMID: 6337250
Myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome.
Nel H
J Prosthet Dent 1978 Oct;40(4):438-41. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(78)90129-4. PMID: 279694

Clinical prediction guides

Patient satisfaction with occlusal scheme of conventional complete dentures.
Moradpoor H, Salari F, Mosharraf R, Raissi S, Shirani M
J Oral Rehabil 2020 Apr;47(4):494-500. Epub 2019 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/joor.12918. PMID: 31804709
Bilateral balanced occlusion compared to other occlusal schemes in complete dentures: A systematic review.
Lemos CAA, Verri FR, Gomes JML, Santiago Júnior JF, Moraes SLD, Pellizzer EP
J Oral Rehabil 2018 Apr;45(4):344-354. Epub 2018 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/joor.12607. PMID: 29314199
Influence of denture adhesives on occlusion and disocclusion times.
Abdelnabi MH, Swelem AA, Al-Dharrab AA
J Prosthet Dent 2016 Mar;115(3):306-12. Epub 2015 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2015.07.014. PMID: 26553256
Physiologic occlusion vs pathologic occlusion and rationale for treatment.
Yaffe A, Hochman N, Ehrlich J
Compend Contin Educ Dent 1996 Nov;17(11):1093-7; quiz 1098. PMID: 9161144
Predictable anterior determinants.
Clements WG
J Prosthet Dent 1983 Jan;49(1):40-5. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(83)90235-4. PMID: 6337250

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical performance of and patient satisfaction with conventional complete dentures with different occlusal schemes: A systematic review of systematic reviews.
Borges MHR, Miranda LFB, Dini C, Marañón-Vásquez GA, Magno MB, Maia LC, Barão VAR
J Prosthet Dent 2023 Sep;130(3):341-350. Epub 2022 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.10.018. PMID: 34991859
The Effect of Complete Denture Occlusion on Function and Patient Quality of Life: Systematic Review.
Patel J, Granger C, Morrow L
Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2018 Mar 1;26(1):24-30. doi: 10.1922/EJPRD_01757Patel07. PMID: 29469998
Bilateral balanced occlusion compared to other occlusal schemes in complete dentures: A systematic review.
Lemos CAA, Verri FR, Gomes JML, Santiago Júnior JF, Moraes SLD, Pellizzer EP
J Oral Rehabil 2018 Apr;45(4):344-354. Epub 2018 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/joor.12607. PMID: 29314199
Occlusal designs on masticatory ability and patient satisfaction with complete denture: a systematic review.
Zhao K, Mai QQ, Wang XD, Yang W, Zhao L
J Dent 2013 Nov;41(11):1036-42. Epub 2013 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2013.07.016. PMID: 23911601
Occlusal schemes for complete dentures: a systematic review.
Abduo J
Int J Prosthodont 2013 Jan-Feb;26(1):26-33. doi: 10.11607/ijp.3168. PMID: 23342330

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