New Animation:
Angle of Function
This animation focuses on the practical consequences of a patient's system permanently learning a reduced "angle of function".
If you restore to what we'll call the original "angle of function" (the red angle in the pictures below) after the patient's system has become accustomed to a smaller (blue) angle with their worn teeth, the patient is likely to keep moving the jaw to conform with the smaller angle. Restorations will be destroyed.
To avoid this issue, build up the back of the upper front tooth so that the new angle of function matches the worn-tooth angle of function - as explained in the following snapshots taken from the animation.
Original "angle of function"
Worn tooth angle of function
Restoration made to original angle of function
System moves jaw to the learned, worn-tooth angle;
breaks restoration
Solution - restore to the worn-tooth angle of function
Dr. Aubé was again the major guiding light in creating this animation - thank you Dr. Aubé!
Look for this animation in Update 80 on Windows, Update 46 on the iPad.