Why is Dental Occlusion Important?
Dental occlusion is the absolute backbone of everything that we do here at The Dawson Academy. Dental occlusion is important because it affects how the teeth react, how the muscles react, how the joint reacts.
Category: Dental Occlusion
Using Composite to Create a Stable Occlusion
As we go through our treatment we talk about three different phases. Phase one is to stabilize the biology, Stage two is to stabilize the occlusion. Then stage three is to do all the sort of final restorations. Now, certainly, getting the biology correct is going to be incredibly important.
Is Centric Relation Really Repeatable?
One of the questions we get asked a lot is, is centric relation really repeatable? And I want to look at this in two perspectives. A lot of people look at the reason we use centric relation is that we want to have a position that’s repeatable, when we’re doing our prosthetics, and that is […]
Webinar: Why Dentistry Fails
Wonder why some crowns break while others don’t? Why a patient is experiencing pain, but it’s difficult to pinpoint the source? Why some patients exhibit excessive wear? During this course, Dr. Leonard Hess will uncover surprising (but common) reasons for clinical failures and a pathway to treatment predictability and patient satisfaction.
The Dawson Classification of Dental Occlusion
In order to properly describe an occlusion, we must not look at teeth in a vacuum, but as if we’re starting at plaster models sitting on a table. We have to understand that teeth are one part of a larger system. Now, if one or both condyles have to displace in order for our teeth […]
Why Is My Dentistry Breaking?
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Webinar: Using Composite to Create a Stable Occlusion
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What is Functional Occlusion?
We get asked a lot, what is a functional occlusion? And I think a lot of people, as they look at The Dawson Academy, think that we have one formula for an occlusal scheme that we’re going to apply 100% of the time on our patients. And I certainly agree that when we are redesigning […]
Dentists: Why should you load test the TMJ’s?
Properly loading the joints tells you several things about the root cause of some patients’ problems. This will also determine how functionally stable the patients is. Let’s start with the first item.
Why the uppermost position is physiologically correct
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What is fremitus and why should you check for it?
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3 Basic Requirements for Occlusal Therapy
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