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Each animation includes supporting
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17. Molar Contact: Incorrect |
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Back teeth not coming together correctly (2D cross section, meeting on the slopes). |
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Purposes |
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Depicts a reason for tooth looseness, wear and receding gums or the lower jaw shifting to accommodate the fit of the teeth. |
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Show effect of molars not hitting at cusps |
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Presenting |
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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. |
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Show how the teeth don't strike on the high and low points (cusp tips and fossas) but rather they strike on the inclines. |
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Point out how the direction of force is not vertical and has a sideways component.
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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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