title: The relationship between static occlusion and functional occlusion in a dental school population.
abstract: The relationship between static occlusion and functional occlusion was evaluated in 101 dental and dental hygiene students. The sample was selected from a population of 467 students who were enrolled at one dental school during the 1987-1988 academic year based upon the following criteria: age range 18 to 32 years; caucasian race; no prior orthodontic treatment; at least 28 natural teeth present; no occlusal adjustments; and no large restorations, crowns or bridges. Fifty-two (52) of the subjects possessed "normal" static occlusion, 26 had a Class I malocclusion, 16 were found to have a Class II malocclusion, and 7 had a Class III malocclusion. The majority (i.e., 75%) of the 101 subjects possessed non-working (balancing) functional contacts. Seventy-five (75) of the subjects possessed balanced occlusion, nine had canine-protected occlusion, nine possessed group function occlusion, and eight had mixed canine-protected/group functional occlusion. This study found no statistically significant relationship between static occlusion and functional occlusion, however, there was a trend for balanced occlusion to be more often associated with "normal" (ideal) static occlusion.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Dept. of Orthodontics, PA 15261.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Tipton
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rinchuse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016302:Centric Relation; D003481:Cuspid / Q000502:physiology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology