RT Book, Section
A1 Bruun, Richard
A1 Vasudavan, Sivabalan
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7034819
T1 Chapter 376. Dental Occlusion and Its Management
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7034819
RD 2024/04/19
AB Dental  occlusion  is  the  term  used  to  describe  the  relationship  of  the  maxillary  and  mandibular  teeth  to  each  other  when  in  contact  and  the  relationship  of  the  teeth  to  one  another  within  each  jaw.  The  American  Academy  of  Pediatric  Dentistry  “recognizes  the  importance  of  managing  the  developing  dentition  and  occlusion  and  its  effect  on  the  well-being  of  children,  adolescents,  and  adults.”  Such  management  requires  the  appropriate  and  timely  diagnosis  of  any  developing  malocclusion  and  the  ability  to  either  provide  the  proper  treatment  or  to  refer  the  patient  to  the  appropriate  specialist  for  treatment,  with  the  ultimate  goal  of  obtaining  a  stable,  functional,  and  esthetically  pleasing  occlusion  in  the  permanent  dentition.1