A type of functional occlusal topography and its use in determining the characteristics of fixed dental prostheses
The work is done with the purpose of mapping features of the original automated methods and expert evaluations to select the desired occlusal relief due installation of fixed dentures relying on intraosseous implants in the mandible. The machine algorithm for relief analysis provided the distribution of the teeth on the prevalence of the dominant crushing or grinding when chewing and a final determination of occlusion type for the patient. On the basis of these characteristics occlusal parameters of loss teeth were predicted. A comparison of machine predictions and expert evaluations in subsequent treatment revealed their match at 89% of maximum (100%) in the absence of second molars, and minimum in the absence of first premolars (71%). The method may find an application in other prosthetic technologies in partial absence of teeth.