This document provides an overview of trauma from occlusion including:
- Definitions from various dental organizations
- Etiology and types of occlusal forces that can cause trauma
- Historical perspectives on the study of occlusion and trauma
- Terminologies used to describe occlusal trauma
- Stages of tissue response to excessive occlusal forces
- Signs and symptoms of trauma from occlusion
- Classification systems for trauma from occlusion
- Examination and diagnosis techniques
- Radiographic signs of trauma
- Debate around reversibility of traumatic occlusion
- Considerations for trauma around dental implants
- Treatment approaches including occlusal adjustments and splinting
2. CONTENTS
• DEFINITION
• ETIOLOGY
• HISTORICAL PRESPECTIVE
• TERMINOLOGIES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED TO
DESCRIBE OCCLSAL TRAUMA
• REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• OCCLUSAL FORCES DURING JAW MOVEMENTS
• CLASSIFICATION
• STAGES OF TISSUE RESPONSE TO EXCESSIVE
OCCLUSAL FORCES
• EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSIS
5. ETIOLOGY
• Precipitating factors (Primary etiology)
Destructive occlusal forces
Magnitude of force Direction of force
Frequency of force Duration of force
• Predisposing factors
Development of TFO indirectly
Intrinsic factors Extrinsic factors
6. Types of Occlusal Forces
• Normal physiological forces
• Impact forces
• Continuous forces
• Jiggling forces
24. REFERENCE
• Role Of Occlusion In The Etiology And Treatment, Of Periodontal Disease,
IRVING GLICKMAN, Tufts University School Of Dental Medicine, Boston,
Massachusetts 02111, USA.
• Radiographs In Periodontics, Niklaus P. Langi And Roger W. HILLS, Journal Of
Clinical Periodontology: 1977: 4: 16-28.
• The Infrabony Pocket And Its Relationship To Trauma From Occlusion And
Subgingival Plaque By Jens Waerhaug.
• Role Of Occlusion In Periodontal Disease, Euloir Passanezi, Adriana Campos
Passanezi Sant'ana.
• Association Of Trauma From Occlusion With Localized Gingival Recession In
Mandibular Anterior Teeth Pratibha Panduranga Kundapur, Khandige Mahalinga
Bhat, And Giliyar Subraya Bhat, Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2009 Autumn; 6(2): 71–74.
• Occlusal Trauma And Excessive Occlusal Forces: Narrative Review, Case
Definitions, And Diagnostic Considerations Jingyuan Fan Jack G. Caton.
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Periodontitis L. J. Jtn And C. F. Cao.