Abstract

EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE OCCLUSAL FORCE ON THE SEVERITY OF CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

Al Shakhs M.*, Al Sheikh Z., Tere L., Kamees A., ALkofi A., Bokhamseen F., Shafshaks S.

Abstract

Occlusal trauma has been defined as “A condition where injury results to the supporting structures of the teeth by the act of bringing the jaws into a closed position”. (Stillman 1917) Recently, the American Academy of Periodontology (2000) changed the definition to “injury to the periodontium may result from occlusal forces in excess of the reparative/adaptive capacity of the attachment apparatus.”

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