Tag: Abfraction
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Do you grind or clench your teeth when you sleep ?
Hint : Its a trick question ! Overview EVERYONE BRUXES!! Bruxism is to stress what snoring is to fatigue Dr Michael C C Ho The parallels of bruxism to snoring are very tight. Just as everyone snores, every bruxes. What you really think that you don’t snore ? … think again. We all snore. Some Read.
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Occlussal Splint
aka Night Guard To some degree almost everyone will have evidence of dental attrition and abfraction on some teeth. The degree is dependent on age and inherited personal traits. The attrition or occlusal wear is due to anterotrusive and/or laterotrusive excursion that flattens the occlusal contacts while the abfraction is the clenching forces which fractures Read.
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Abfraction
It is associated with Bruxism. ABFRACTION lesions arises from clenching and is more common in the back (posterior) teeth and the canines but they can occur in the front (anterior) teeth as well. The characteristic appearance is of a straight line break parallel to the occlusal plane near the gumline and it causes the gums Read.
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Canine Disclusion
aka Anterior Guidance I look like a vampire This is very often the immediate feedback from patients when I do a full mouth rehabilitation and establish or re-establish Canine Disclusion Overview Prominent anterior teeth are desirable. It protect your back teeth from breaking each other when BRUXING– Its the concept of Canine Disclusion Anterior Guidance Read.
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