All the patients who break their teeth are dysfunctional” ... this
statement is too unspecific and does not help clinicians in
understanding the different mechanisms of the tooth damage. In
this webinar, the garage (maxilla) and the car (mandible) are
analyzed in their static and dynamic relationship, when this
generates conflicts.
Considering the anterior functional conflicts, a new classification for
dysfunctional patients has been developed. This classification
allows to understand better the enormous and too generic group of
patients, called bruxers, identifying their conflicts, eliminating them
and most of all not creating new ones.
- Look at the shape of the incisal edges and understand the
potential risk of failure of the restorations
- Test if the planned repair can be integrated in the patient’s
function, before starting the final restoration
