Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Functional occlusion and temperomandibular joint

Department of Prosthodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

*Corresponding Author: Dr. K. Praveen kumar Reddy, Reader, Department of Orthodontics Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Email:- surya823@gmail.com, Ph: 9246770069

Online published on 16 February, 2015.

Abstract

The ideal goal of modern dentistry is to restore the patient to normal contour, function, comfort, esthetics, speech, and health. Optimal functional occlusion is necessary for maintaining stability, prevent and treat temporomandibular joint disease syndrome. This article reviews the concepts of functional occlusion in the context of orthodontics

Keywords

Functional occlusion, Orthodontics, tempero Mandibular Joint, TMJ