title: Current applications of computerized occlusal analysis in dental medicine.
abstract: A computer system has been developed that can accurately record occlusal contact events in real time in a dynamic "movie" form. The literature regarding this computer technology and the currently understood clinical applications in which measurable precise occlusal endpoints can be obtained is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Department of Restorative Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kerstein
mesh_terms: D001732:Bite Force; D016302:Centric Relation; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003199:Computer Systems; D015921:Dental Implants; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D009862:Online Systems; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants