title: Developing molar occlusion.
abstract: This article has focused on developmental changes in molar occlusion. Its purpose is to alert the reader to changes in these relationships, which can occur naturally from birth to the period of developed dentition. The practitioner should be cognizant of these changes and the importance of preserving and promoting good molar relationships, which are the foundation of occlusions.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003817:Dentition; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D008963:Molar / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014085:Tooth Migration / Q000503:physiopathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000033:anatomy & histology