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  2. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    On anterior teeth, they are located on the mesial and distal borders of the lingual surface; on posterior teeth, they are located on the mesial and distal borders of the occlusal surface. Triangular ridges are those that project from the cusp tips of premolar and molars to the central groove.

  3. Posselt's envelope of motion - Wikipedia

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    When the lower jaw is pushed anteriorly as far as possible with some teeth in contact, it is said to be maximum protrusion. In Posselt's border movement diagram, maximum protrusion is the most anterior based on the sagittal view. Condyles are in the most anterior position and determined partly by stylomandibular ligaments. [8]

  4. Complete denture occlusion - Wikipedia

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    Number of teeth: The number of denture teeth should be reduced from 8 to 6 posterior teeth. Monoplane occlusion correspondingly requires having anterior teeth with no vertical overlap thus resulting in suboptimal dental aesthetics. [20] However, some studies have suggested that a monoplane occlusion can result in reduced masticatory ability.

  5. Anterior teeth - Wikipedia

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    The distinction is one of anterior (front of the body) versus posterior (rear of the body). The distinction holds in both the upper jaw ( maxilla ) and lower jaw ( mandible ). As a rough guide, it can be said that the anterior teeth are tailored to biting (breaking the food into chewable chunks) [ 1 ] whereas the posterior teeth are tailored to ...

  6. Dentition - Wikipedia

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    The canines alone can cause the other teeth to separate at the extreme end of the cycle (cuspid guided function) or all the posterior teeth can continue to stay in contact (group function). The entire range of this movement is the envelope of masticatory function.

  7. Glossary of dentistry - Wikipedia

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    The direction toward the back of an individual's head, as opposed to anterior, which refers to the directions toward an individual's lips. The term posterior teeth refers to premolars and molars, as opposed to incisors and canines, which are anterior teeth. [1] [5] Proximal The surfaces of teeth that normally lie adjacent to another tooth.

  8. Mutually protected occlusion - Wikipedia

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    In dentistry, a mutually protected occlusion is an occlusal scheme in which the anterior teeth protect the posterior teeth, and vice versa.. The anterior teeth protect the posterior teeth by providing for a plane of guidance during excursions, thus allowing the cusps of the posterior teeth to disclude rather than strike one another during lateral or protrusive movements from centric relation.

  9. Occlusion (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    There should be even and simultaneous contacts of all posterior teeth when the mouth is closed and the condyles are lying in their most superior and anterior position, resting against the posterior slope of the articular eminence (CR) Note that the anterior teeth should also be occluding, but the contact should be lighter than the posterior ...