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Mandibular reference positions
Author(s) -
MOHAMED S. E.,
CHRISTENSEN L. V.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1985.tb01290.x
Subject(s) - centric relation , occlusion , dental occlusion , orthodontics , position (finance) , rest (music) , relation (database) , medicine , dentistry , computer science , data mining , surgery , finance , economics
Summary An overview is presented of the mandibular reference positions of centric occlusion, centric relation and centric relation occlusion, and the position of rest. Clinical applications of the different positions are discussed on the basis of the physiology of the mandibular locomotor system.