A Guide to Good Occlusal Practice

ISBN-13: 9783030792244 Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication date: 06/07/2022 Series: BDJ Clinician's Guides Edition description: 2nd ed. 2022 Pages: 299 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) This book considers occlusion within the different disciplines of clinical dentistry, taking into account the challenges specific to each, in order to develop guidelines of good occlusal practice (GGOP). The GGOP for each discipline has benefited from an authoritative contribution of a recognised specialist in that field. Readers will find full description of what constitutes good occlusal practice in, for example, simple and advanced restorative dentistry, removable prosthodontics, the restoration of the worn dentition and implantology. It is clearly explained why and how the GGOP differ in the various branches of dentistry, the key point being that it is the support for the occlusal surfaces that determines GGOP. One of the foundations of this work is that an occlusion