title: Know your indicator.
abstract: Recently, someone asked me what kind of occlusal indicator I used to determine occlusal contacts. I thought about it, but I couldn't give a definitive answer. Then I did a library search, but didn't get very far since there are few papers on this subject. There are also no American Dental Association standards on the subject. So I figured out a way to see for myself. This is not a scientific paper and there are no statistics. But I can visually see a difference. I am working within the "least-damaging principle, " which relates to the adage of "do no harm. "
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Millstein
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000379:methods*; D003765:Models, Dental
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents