Comprehensive dental diagnosis and treatment planning for occlusal rehabilitation: a perspective
The indications for administering invasive dental treatments to patients with temporomandibular disorders have been controversial since the second half of the last century.1,2 The need to implement reproducible dynamic measurement devices and clinical and instrumental functional analysis throughout dental diagnosis and treatment is equally mandatory.3 Patients are increasingly aware of high quality dentistry and demand better longevity from their dental therapies. Due to the increase in functional occlusion related diseases in the last few decades4 and rapid improvements in dental materials and technology that have created new options, the dental community needs to take a fresh look at the appropriate diagnostic and planning techniques that should be used prior to administering invasive dental treatment. This will ensure the delivery of the optimal therapeutic benefits to patients. The temporomandibular joints (TMJs) and their spatial position within the glenoid fossae are the key parameters for undisturbed function, not only of the masticatory system but also as a receptor and mediator of body posture.5 10
Cranio the journal of craniomandibular practice