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17. Molar Contact: Incorrect

  • Back teeth not coming together correctly (2D cross section, meeting on the slopes).

Purposes

  • Depicts a reason for tooth looseness, wear and receding gums or the lower jaw shifting to accommodate the fit of the teeth.
  • Show effect of molars not hitting at cusps

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Presenting

  • Begin by orientating the client as to what they see. Show how this is a molar view on the subject's right side. Give them the landmarks of tongue and cheek.
  • Show how the teeth don't strike on the high and low points (cusp tips and fossas) but rather they strike on the inclines.
  • Point out how the direction of force is not vertical and has a sideways component.
  • As the teeth contact point out how the upper tooth moves. Explain how this can cause wear and how the bone on the cheek side is thinning.

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