What is meant by dental occlusion treatment?
Occlusion is a term that defines how well your upper jaw teeth collide with the lower jaw teeth. Generally, your upper teeth should not fall short of the lower teeth. Similarly, the incisor (middle teeth) of upper and lower jaw should align when you close your mouth. You might notice the improper lineup in upper and lower teeth of those who have crooked and crowded teeth. If you notice any abnormalities in such relationship between upper & lower teeth or left & right side teeth, you might have bite problems and need bite adjustment treatments. We dentists define it as occlusal adjustment treatment.
What is meant by occlusal adjustment procedure? The occlusal equilibration involves repairing the bite surfaces of your teeth to improve their contact patterns. It helps in eliminating bite problems and also makes the jaw bone close at an anatomically correct position. As the procedure aims at treating bad bites, it is addressed with different names such as bite occlusal alignment, malocclusion treatment, bite adjustment, and much more. Generally, dentists check whether your teeth fit together properly during regular dental check-ups to detect if you have malocclusion or not. If they detect any bite problems, you should get the ideal occlusal adjustment procedure.