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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Al‐Ani, M. Ziad, author. | Yar, Riaz, author.
Title: Practical procedures in dental occlusion / Ziad Al‐Ani, Riaz Yar.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021013458 (print) | LCCN 2021013459 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119678519 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119678489 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119678526 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Dental Occlusion | Malocclusion–prevention & control | Orthodontics, Corrective–methods
Classification: LCC RK523 (print) | LCC RK523 (ebook) | NLM WU 440 | DDC 617.6/43–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021013458 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021013459
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Cover Image: © Ziad Al‐Ani
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the kind permission of Claire O'Connor, Neil Sparkes and Deborah Khadem in using them as photographic models in some chapters of this book.
We are very grateful to Tanya McMullin, Loan Nguyen and Bhavya Boopathi for their advice and support in the production of this text.
We would like to thank Mr Robert Gandy, Ceramist, The Cube Advanced Dental Laboratory for the Wax up on the front page and all the ceramic restorations documented in the book.
About the Companion Website
Don’t forget to visit the companion website for this book:
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There you will find valuable material designed to enhance your learning, including:
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About the Book
The subject of occlusion has traditionally been very difficult to learn, understand and manage. As a result, an unwanted mystique has been built around it that has intimidated a large part of the dental profession.
It is now more important than ever that dental practitioners familiarise themselves with a subject that so intimately affects their daily professional lives.
Restorative treatment outcome is highly dependent on the occlusion of the restoration when the treatment is complete and therefore sound up‐to‐date knowledge of all evidence‐based aspects of this commonly encountered condition is essential.
General practitioners usually have very limited practical clinical experience in occlusion and most of the books available for them are theory‐based resources.
This book aims to enable readers to gain a solid foundation of knowledge of occlusion, by providing practical, learnable, usable information and techniques which are demonstrated in a practical and easy‐to‐understand style. The intention is to explain current evidence‐based practical concepts in the field of dental occlusion so that they can be reflected in the reader's clinical practice.
The book contains a series of everyday clinical situations in occlusion, that may be encountered in general practice, to help readers understand and
