Spring into occlusal harmony 🌷

With Spring in full swing, it's the perfect time to dive into the occlusal factors that truly make a difference in patient care.

In this month's Dawson Digest:

So, what is functional occlusion? 🤔

Imagine having a patient with a bite that operates flawlessly—with no signs of instability. Sounds like the ideal scenario, doesn't it?

Sometimes, a patient might have a little slide between CR and MI, or we might look in lateral movements and see posterior teeth rubbing, but they're not breaking down. They have a functional occlusion.

So, what do I do with a patient like that?

We'd recommend maintaining that occlusion because they lack signs of instability, they lack occlusal disease.

But if they have signs of instability, their functional occlusion will be the one that we design following Dr. Dawson's principles of occlusion.

Read full article here.

Don't mask B-Splint pain. Solve it 🔍

Have you ever wondered why some patients experience increased pain after using a B-Splint?

Here's the truth—there might be more going on. Turns out, that appliance could actually make joint discomfort worse. Curious as to why that is?

Click below to dive into the nitty-gritty details and explore some solutions to this dental dilemma.

Discover B-split pain scenarios and solutions.

Dawson Updates

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Core 7 is this month! We're so excited to welcome our newest Dawson Scholars & event sponsors! Watch last year's fun here.
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