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Study of Gliding Tooth Contacts during Mastication
Author(s) -
Suit Stanley R.,
Gibbs Charles H.,
Benz Steven T.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1976.47.6.331
Subject(s) - mastication , closing (real estate) , occlusion , dentistry , orthodontics , medicine , cardiology , political science , law
Tooth gliding occurs frequently both in the opening (55.9%) and closing (60.5%) chewing strokes. The average glide length was 1 mm. Good occlusions could not be distinguished from poor occlusion on the basis of frequency and length of gliding contacts. The greater the component of lateral movement during the closing stroke, the greater the probability that gliding contacts would occur.