Occlusion interferences or instabilities have long caused tooth pain, mobility, and masticatory muscle hyperactivity leading to myofascial pain. Myofascial pain is characterized by trigger points in the skeletal muscle, tendons, ligaments, and TMJ. Conventionally, mock occlusion equilibration and actual occlusal adjustments take a while to disocclude and relieve the pain; however, the latest computer-guided disclusion time-reduction (DTR) method does the same in less than 0.4s/excursion. DTR is achieved by immediate complete anterior guidance development (ICAGD) enameloplasty or a computerized occlusal analysis (T‑Scan III) that records real-time measurements of excursive movements as dynamic force movies.
The bilateral contacts are simultaneously established with no premature or delayed contacts through the arches. The advantages include both the precision force and time control. For…
