Balancing side occlusal contacts in young people: are they functional?

Authors

  • Maite André Camargo
  • Claudia Inês Capp
  • Gisela Muassab Castanho
  • Maria Inez Roda
  • Antonio Alberto de Cara

Keywords:

dental occlusion, balanced dental occlusion, mastication

Abstract

An important factor in occlusion study is related to the correct balancing-side contacts detection, its intensity and location. This study intended to evaluate balancing-side contacts occurrence in 30 young people, during mastication, using a mixture of varnish and zinc cement powder. Twenty-three young people or 76.67% of the participants showed bilateral balancingside contacts, normal or interferent. Considering only the normal contacts, it means, the ones which did not exceed working-side contacts intensity, 50% of the participants showed bilateral contacts, 6.67% showed unilateral contacts on the right side and 20% showed unilateral contacts on the left side. The functional methodology used in balancing-side contact detection denoted its presence clearly and accurately, comparatively to the carbon paper method. The results allowed us to conclude that balancing-side contacts in young people are a frequent finding. UNITERMS: dental occlusion; balanced dental occlusion; mastication.

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Vol. 22 No. 58 (2007)

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Original Article

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