What Is Centric Occlusion?
In Dentistry, Centric Relation Is the Mandibular Jaw Position in Which the Head of the Condyle Is Situated as Far Posterior and Superior as It Possibly Can...
In dentistry, centric relation is the mandibular jaw position in which the head of the condyle is situated as far posterior and superior as it possibly can within the mandibular fossa/glenoid fossa.
What is meant by centric occlusion?
Centric occlusion refers to a position of maximal, bilateral, balanced contact between the cusps of the maxillary and mandibular arches. Centric relation is the most retruded, unstrained position of the mandibular condyle within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), that is, within the glenoid fossa.
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Is centric occlusion the same as centric relation?
Centric occlusion is a functional relationship of the teeth. Centric relation, often serving to establish the horizontal aspect of a planned centric occlusion, is a maxillomandibular orientation. Dentists often use techniques for recording centric relation that are not functional.
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