ANTERIOR GUIDANCE

Also known as: -

The influence of the contacting
surfaces of teeth on mani!ular
mo"ement
ARCON
Also known as:- ARTICULATED CONDYLE
#here the con$le %art is attache to
the lower mem!er of the articulator&
NON-ARCON is where the
con$lar %art is attache to the u%%er
mem!er of the articulator&
ARTICU'ATION
Also known as: -
A relationshi% of the u%%er ( lower
teeth which e)ists uring mani!ular
mo"ement from one occlusion to
another& It is a $namic relationshi%
( it ma$ !e !alance or un!alance&
*A'ANCED ARTICU'ATION
Also known as: - FULLY BALANCED OCCLUSION
BALANCED DYNAMIC OCCLUSION
A multi-%oint contact relationshi% of
the o%%osing teeth in which the$
guie smoothl$ o"er each other
uring mani!ular mo"ement
without causing islogement of the
entures&
*A'ANCED OCC'U+ION
Also known as:- BILATERALLY BALANCED
OCCLUSION
BALANCED STATIC OCCLUSION (Dentures)
A multi-%oint contact relationshi% of
o%%osing teeth in static contact&
*ENNETT ANG'E
Also known as: - PROGRESSIVE SIDE SHIFT
The angle o!taine after the non-
working sie con$le has mo"e
anteriorl$ ( meiall$, relati"e to the
sagittal %lane& The flatter the cus%
the greater the sie shift&
*ENNETT +-I.T
Also known as: - BENNETT MOVEMENT
IMMEDIATE SIDE SHIFT
MANDIBULAR SIDE SHIFT
The !oil$ lateral mo"ement of the
mani!le towars the working sie
uring lateral e)cursions /a%%ro)&
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*RU3I+4
Also known as: - PARAFUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY
Tooth contacting ha!its, which are
not necessar$ in orer to e)ecute
the normal %h$siological oral
function& I&e& clenching (
grining&
CANINE GUIDANCE
Also known as: - CANINE PROTECTED OCCLUSION
The %art of the anterior guiance that
often occurs on lateral
e)cursion, where the mani!ular
mo"ement is ictate !$
mani!ular canine-ma)illar$
canine contacts
CENTRIC OCC'U+ION /CO2
Also known as: - INTERCUSPAL POSITION (ICP)
HABITUAL OCCLUSION
INTERCUSPATION POSITION
MAXIMUM INTERCUSPATION
HABITUAL CENTRIC
AUIRED CENTRIC
BITE OF ACCOMMODATION
The %osition of the mani!le when
the ma)illar$ ( mani!ular teeth are
at their most interigitate& I&e&
4a)imum intercus%ation of the teeth
irres%ecti"e of the con$le to fossa
relationshi%& This is onl$ e"ient
when an ae5uate num!er of
occluing teeth are %resent&
CENTRIC RE'ATED OCC'U+ION
Also known as: -
#hen CO ( CRO are co-inciental&
This the ieal that we aim for in an
e5uili!rate mouth 6 simultaneous
contact of all the teeth with the
con$les in centric relation 6 see
reorgani7e occlusion
CENTRIC RE'ATION OCC'U+ION /CRO2
Also known as: - RETRUDED CONTACT POSITION
(RCP)
The %osition of the mani!le
etermine !$ tooth to tooth contact
when the mani!le closes in CR&
CENTRIC RE'ATION+-I8 /CR2
Also known as: - TER4INA' -INGE A3I+
TERMINAL HINGE RELATION
RETRUDED ARCH OF CLOSURE
RETRUDED AXIS POSITION (RAP)
LIGAMENTOUS POSITION
HINGE AXIS
The most retrue %osition of the
mani!le relati"e to the ma)illa
etermine !$ the T49 with the
teeth se%arate I&e& Con$le to fossa
relationshi% without tooth contact&
Con$les in the u%%er most %osition
in fossa&
CENTRIC +TO8
Also known as: - CENTRIC STOP POSITION
Cus% ti% use to achie"e contact&
COND:'E
Also known as: -
The roune surface at the istal
e)tremit$ of the ramus of the
mani!le, which fits into the Glenoi
fossa to form the tem%romani!ular
;oint&
COND:'AR ANG'E
Also known as: - CONDYLE PATH
The angle gi"en !$ the ownwar (
forwar slo%e of the glenoi fossa&
<+= sha%e in life, this re%resente as
a straight line in a"erage "alue (
semi-a;usta!le articulators&
COND:'AR GUIDANCE
Also known as:- ANGLE OF EMINENCIA
The mechanism on an articulator
which re%rouces the %aths own
which the con$les tra"el on
%rotrusion of the mani!le&
CON.OR4ATI>E
Also known as: -
#hen restorations are fa!ricate to
the e)isting ;aw relationshi%&
CRO++O>ER INTER.ERENCE+
Also known as: -
Once the canine has mo"e into a
%osition that is la!ial to the u%%er
canine ( the ti%s ha"e crosse o"er,
the mani!le has then entere into
the crosso"er %osition&
DI+C'U+ION
Also known as: - DISCLUDING
The se%aration of teeth uring
e)cursi"e mo"ements e&g& on
%rotrusion, as the mani!ular
anterior teeth slie o"er the %alatal
surfaces of the ma)illar$ teeth the
%osterior teeth often isclue&
.O++AE
Also known as: - FOSSA
A e%ression&
.REE#A: +8ACE
Also known as: - INTEROCCLUSAL CLEARANCE
INTEROCCLUSAL SPACE
The s%ace !etween the occlusal
surfaces of the ma)illar$ (
mani!ular teeth when in the rest
%osition& It is usuall$ measure in the
%remolar region&
.UNCTIONA' CU+8
Also known as: -
The %alatal cus%s of ma)illar$ teeth
( !uccal cus%s of mani!ular teeth,
which occlue with o%%osing fossae&
GROU8 .UNCTION
Also known as: - SHARED FUNCTION
Guiance of the mani!le when a
num!er of %osterior teeth are in
contact in lateral an %rotrusi"e
e)cursion&

INTER.ERENCE
Also known as: - OCCLUSAL INTERFERENCE
DEFLECTIVE CONTACTS
An une"en, earl$ contact arising on
one or more teeth uring a e)cursi"e
mo"ement causing isclusion of
guiing teeth
INTERCOND:'ER DI+TANCE
Also known as: -
The istance !etween the con$lar
heas at an$ %oint&
'ATERA' E3CUR+ION
Also known as: - LATRUSION
+iewa$s mo"ement of the
mani!le&
'INGUA'I?ED OCC'U+ION /'O2
Also known as: - PALATALISED OCCLUSION
It is where onl$ the ma)illar$
%osterior %alatal cus%s occlue with
shallow mani!ular central fossae&
'ONG CENTRIC
Also known as: - FREEDOM IN CENTRIC OCCLUSION
.reeom of the mani!le to slie
forwar at the same "ertical
imension&
4A'OCC'U+ION
Also known as: -
A e"iation from normal occlusion
of one or more teeth in the ental
arches&
4UTUA'': 8ROTECTED OCC'U+ION /48O2
Also known as: -
That in centric relation there is onl$
%osterior tooth contact& The
ma)illar$ %alatal cus%s (
mani!ular !uccal cus%s shoul
occlue with there o%%osing occlusal
fossae& Thus, anterior teeth %ositi"el$
isclue the %osterior teeth in all
e)centric e)cursions, %rotecting the
%osterior teeth /of im%lants2 from
harmful lateral forces&
NON-#OR@ING COND:'E
Also known as: - ORBITING CONDYLE
The con$le on the non-working
sie, which unergoes a mainl$
translator$ mo"ement uring
function on the working sie&
NON-#OR@ING 4O>E4ENT
Also known as: - NON-!OR"ING SIDE
NON-FUNCTIONING
BALANCING
CONTRALATERAL
ORBITING SIDE
The sie the mani!le is mo"ing
awa$ from&
NON-#OR@ING +IDE INTERENCE+
Also known as: -
Is a %osterior contact on the non-
working sie which interferes with
ieal anterior guiance, thus when
the mani!le mo"es in one irection,
if a tooth on the o%%osite sie
interferes with ieal anterior
guiance, this is classe as a non-
working sie interference&
8ANTOGRA8-IC READING
Also known as: -
A reaing from a e"ice that
accuratel$ traces mani!ular
mo"ements with two main
com%onent %arts similar to two face
!owsA one is attache to the
ma)illar$ arch ( one to the
mani!ular arch& On !eing
transferre to a full$ a;usta!le
articulator, the resulting three-
imensional tracing of !orer
mo"ements can !e use to
%rogramme the articulator to
re%rouce mani!ular mo"ement
with a high egree of accurac$&
8AT- O. C'O+URE
Also known as: - LINE OF CLOSURE
The %ath taken from rest to occlusal
%ositions& It is usuall$ trace at the
incisal eges of the lower central
incisors&
8RE4ATURE CONTACT
Also known as: - CLOSURE INTERFERENCE
FIRST POINT OF CONTACT
An une"en contact arising onl$ on
one tooth as the mani!le closes
to centric occlusion&
8RO8RIOCE8TI>E
Also known as: -
The sensor$ %erce%tion of the
occlusal loa ue to the %erioontal
ligament that attaches the teeth to the
al"eolus&
8ROTRU+I>E E3CUR+ION
Also known as: - PROTRUSION
.orwar mo"ement of the mani!le&
REORGANI+ED
Also known as: -
#hen restorations are fa!ricate to
the %atients ;aw %osition in centric
relation& Deflecti"e contacts (
occlusal interferenceBs are remo"e,
allowing the muscles of mastication
to mo"e the mani!le free from
%ro%rioce%ti"e influence of these
contacts&
RE+T 8O+ITION
Also known as: - POSTURAL REST POSITION
POSTURAL POSITION
The %osition the mani!le ao%ts
when staning or sitting u%right,
when the musculature is at rest&
Determine !$ muscle tone (
tension of surrouning tissues&
+AGITA' 8'ANE
Also known as: -
The longituinal "ertical %lane that
i"ies the mouth into two hal"es
/left ( right2
T-E A'ERT .EEDING 8O+ITION
Also known as: -
The hea is tilte 10 egrees
forwar& The aim is to ha"e no
eflecti"e contacts on the ma)illar$
anterior teeth as the mani!le closes
in its ac5uire %osition&
#OR@ING COND:'E
Also known as: -
The con$le on the non-working
sie, which unergoes a mainl$
rotational mo"ement uring function
on the working sie&
#OR@ING 4O>E4ENT
Also known as: - !OR"ING SIDE
FUNCTIONING SIDE
ROTATING SIDE
The sie the mani!le is mo"ing to
uring e)cursi"e mo"ement
#OR@ING +IDE INTER.ERENCE+
Also known as: -
The term working sie is still most
commonl$ use to escri!e the sie
to which the mani!le is mo"ing
uring a lateral e)cursion& A working
sie interference is a %osterior
contact on the working sie, which
interferes with the ieal anterior
guiance&