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Published on: February 2, 2018
A modified technique for the intraoral assessment of static occlusal contacts
Kelvin I Afrashtehfar1, Urs Brägger2, Kensuke Igarashi3
1ITI Scholar, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry & Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Abstract:
This article describes a procedure in which articulating paper is modified for the intraoral assessment of static occlusal contacts. The rectangular-shaped articulating paper is modified by creating parallel cuts at 2- to 3-mm intervals perpendicular to its long side without completely separating the paper. This modification may improve the accuracy in determining occlusal contacts and therefore facilitate an occlusal adjustment procedure.

