title: [Occlusion in the etiology of craniomandibular disorders. Current directions].
abstract: Craniomandibular disorders are a pathology with a multifactorial genesis where the aetiological aspects it represented by emotional and occlusal factors. These provoke muscular hyperactivity so determining a change in all components of the stomatognathic apparatus. A critical analysis of the literature leads to an analysis of the importance of the occlusal factor in the aetiology of MCD. The conclusions reached are that the ideal occlusion is a theoretical concept. Physiological occlusion is the situation in which, independently of the number, lay-out and relationship between teeth there exists a subjective occlusal stability and a satisfactory masticatory, phonatory and aesthetic function.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Policattedra di Clinica Odontostomatologica, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carossa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Picco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catapano
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: L'occlusione nell'etiologia dei disordini cranio-mandibolari. Orientamenti attuali.