title: Construction bite--cornerstone of an efficient functional appliance.
abstract: Construction bite is an intermaxillary wax record used to relate mandible to maxilla in the three dimensions of space. It is an indispensable record to correct functional malocclusions like functional retrusion and functional protrusion. This article highlights the basic required dimensions of construction bites used for the fabrication of various functional appliances.
authors: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India.
authors: Arif
authors: A
authors: Yezdani
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D014885:Waxes