Annals and Essences of Dentistry
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Abstract

FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION AND TEMPEROMANDIBULAR JOINT

Praveen Kumar Reddy K, Vivek Reddy G, Nellore Chaitanya

The ideal goal of modern dentistry is to restore the patient to normal contour, function, comfort, esthetics, speech, and health. Optimal functional occlusion is necessary for maintaining stability, prevent and treat temporomandibular joint disease syndrome . This article reviews the concepts of functional occlusion in the context of orthodontics.