title: Concepts of occlusion in prosthodontics: A literature review, part I.
abstract: Occlusion and its relationship to the function of the stomatognathic system have been widely studied in dentistry since many decades. This series of articles describe about occlusion in the complete denture, fixed partial denture, and implants. Part I and II of this articles series describe concepts and philosophies of occlusion in complete denture. So far, available research has not concluded a superior tooth form or occlusal scheme to satisfy the requirements of completely edentulous patients with respect to comfort, mastication, phonetics, and esthetics. Since then, several balanced and nonbalanced articulation concepts were proposed in the literature. A balanced articulation appears to be most appropriate because of tooth contacts observed during nonfunctional activities of patients. This article discusses about evolution of different concepts of occlusion and occlusal schemes in complete denture occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rangarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gajapathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Yogesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: M Mohamed
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R Ganesh
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Prasanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karthik
keywords: Articulation; complete denture; occlusion