Functional Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics

by Iven Klineberg, Steven Eckert DDS, MS

Overview

A thorough understanding of occlusion - although absolutely crucial for safe clinical practice - affords a particular challenge for many dental students and practitioners. Particularly relevant to the practise of restorative dentistry and prosthodontics, this subject is also highly applicable to orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery. Within this context, this brand new volume provides an accessible, comprehensive guide to this highly complex field accompanied by on-line clinical videos and dynamic MRI scans which are designed to support the text and further explain the principles involved.

• Presents the latest information on occlusion in an easy-to-read, accessible format
• Fully illustrated with over 400 tables, artworks and photographs
• Contains numerous pull-out boxes, summary tables and helpful hints and tips
• Complemented by a website containing clinical cases and dynamic MRI scans
• Illustrated case histories demonstrate the clinical success of the methods described
• Practical and superbly illustrated handbook prepared by a world-renowned contributor team
• Ideal for students of restorative dentistry and prosthodontics

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780723438465
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	07/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Professor, Westmead Centre of Oral Health, Australia
Dr. Steven Eckert attended the Ohio State University College of Dentistry and completed a General Practice Residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago. He was on staff at the Mayo Clinic where he served as Graduate Program Director for Prosthodontics. In 2010 he retired from the Mayo Clinic only to begin a full-time private practice devoted to implant dentistry at the ClearChoice Dental Implant Center of Minneapolis. He remains Full Professor Emeritus in Dentistry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and Director of Research for ClearChoice. He has been an editor for three scientific journals and is currently Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, a position he has held for more than a decade.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Biological considerations

Section 2 Assessment

Section 3 Oral implant occlusion

Section 4 Clinical Practice and Occlusion Management

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From the Publisher

A complete, easy-to-understand guide to managing occlusion