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Conformative, re-organized or unorganized?

Abstract

'Occlusion' is presented within the concept of the articulatory system, and guidance is given on how to avoid unplanned occlusal changes. When and how to examine the occlusion is explained, and this is expanded to cover the needs of restoring a patient to the 're-organized approach'. In addition, the merits of the different types of occlusal records are discussed. In order to avoid a lengthy explanation of the terminology in the text, a glossary is appended; any term that is defined in the glossary is marked by an *.

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Stephen Davies. Conformative, re-organized or unorganized?. https://doi.org/10.12968/denu.2004.31.6.334

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