title: Computerized occlusal analysis as an alternative occlusal indicator.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  All disciplines of dentistry require that clinicians assess the articulation of the teeth/prosthesis with respect to simultaneous contacts, bite force and timing.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article intends to describe the advantages and limitations of the data acquired when using a computerized occlusal analysis as a dynamic occlusal indicator.
  
  
  METHODS
  A search of the literature was completed (Medline, PubMed) using the keywords occlusion, occlusal registration, computerized occlusal analysis and T-Scan for dental.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the evidence available, the computerized occlusal analysis system is the only occlusal indicator that demonstrates the ability to provide quantifiable force and time variance in a real-time window from the initial tooth contact into maximum intercuspation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reported advantages to accurately indicate occlusal contacts make the computerized occlusal analysis system a better occlusal indicator when compared with other non-digital convention indicator materials available.
authors.affiliation: a Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry Division, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University , Rm M65, 3640 University St., Montreal, QB H3A 0C7, Canada.
authors.forename: Kelvin I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Afrashtehfar
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qadeer
mesh_terms: D001732:Bite Force; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Computerized occlusal analysis; Occlusal registration; Occlusion; T-Scan for dental