Anterior Guidance

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Anterior Guidance

What We Will Learn Today


• Define anterior guidance.
• Explain the role of anterior guidance in achieving neuromuscular
coordination.
• Identify cases where anterior guidance is unachievable.
• Describe the clinical sequence required for incisal edge position
determination.
• Describe the clinical sequence required for anterior guidance
determination.
What is Anterior Guidance?
Anterior Guidance \an-tîr΄e-or gıd΄ns\:
• 1. the influence of the contacting surfaces of anterior teeth, limiting
mandibular movements;
• 2. the influence of the contacting surfaces of the guide pin and
anterior guide table on articulator movements; comp, ANTERIOR
GUIDE TABLE;
• 3. the fabrication of a relationship of the anterior teeth
preventing posterior tooth contact in all eccentric
mandibular movements [POSTERIOR DISCLUSION]
Why Posterior Disclusion?
• Permits Coordinated
Neuromuscular
Function (you can’t
stress what you can’t
load)
• Prevents Attritional
Wear of Posterior Teeth
(you can’t wear what
you can’t rub)
• Reduces Horizontal
Forces on Anterior
teeth Closing Muscles
Shut Off When Back
—> elevator muscles
Teeth Separate
Without Posterior Disclusion
If there are posterior interferences that
require displacement of the TMJs to
achieve anterior contact, the result
will be the potential for any or all of
the following:
• 1. Overload on posterior teeth You Can’t Determine a PRECISE
• 2. Excessive wear, hypermobility, Anterior Guidance Until ALL
and tooth migration (unstable Posterior Interferences are
dentition)
• 3. Mandibular slide forward into
Eliminated
anterior overload
• 4. Hyperactive incoordinated
muscles
using articulating paper—> this
will mark only on anterior teeth in
movements—> post teeth—>
dots of centric holding cusps &
fossa
Is Posterior
Disclusion for
Everyone?
• Whenever Possible……Yes
• However…..
• The anterior guidance cannot do its
job in the following situations:
• 1. Class 1 occlusion with extreme overjet
• 2. Class 2 division 1 occlusion
• 3. Class 3 occlusion with all lower
anterior teeth outside of the upper
anterior teeth
• 4. Some end-to-end bites
• 5. Anterior open bite
The Key to Successful
Anterior Tooth
Restoration or
Replacement is
Precise Placement of
the Incisal Edges
steps to anterior guidance—>
1)CR is determined
2) placement of incisal edge

…..Then you can work out


the Anterior Guidance
The Key to Locating the Optimal
Incisal Edge Position is
Conforming to the Patient’s
Own
Centric Relation,
Neutral Zone,
Lip Closure Path,
Envelope of Function and
Phonetics
NOT ON ARTICULATOR—> ONLY BORDER MOVEMENTS NOT FUCNTIONAL MOVEMENTS

• Any restorative change of incisal edge position must be worked out


and confirmed in provisional restorations in the mouth

wax up on articulator—> longer to be adjusted in mouth


all these steps are done before provisional

1 CR

You Can’t Determine a PRECISE


Anterior Guidance Until ALL
Posterior Interferences are
Eliminated
CERVICAL CONTOUR OF LABIAL Lip support in line with alveolar
SURFACE—> continuation of alveolar
process
contour. The upper half of the labial
2 contour can be determined fairly
well on the cast. The upper
impression must include the
complete contour of the alveolar
process
Lip-closure path. This is a critical
determinant for the incisal half of
correct horizontal position of incisal edge 3 labial contour. It can only be
determined in the mouth.
Determine incisal edge length
(using the smile line). This
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vertical position of incisal edge
relationship is important for
phonetics of the F and V positions as
guided by lip curvature
well as for the best esthetics.

F,V
‫ف‬
account for long centric—> postural
effect on habitual closure
centric bite position—> supine
upright—> articulating paper
detect discrepencies & remove
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centric holding to incisal edge

S
‫س‬
contours of cingulum—> rounding of
centric holding contacts between cingulum

6 & fossa (ant guidance

T,D
‫د‬,‫ت‬
1
2 3 lip closure
p a t h — >
horizontal
position
centric holding
contacts are
determined
to determine
work out anterior guidance—>
incisal edge
relief to long centric contacts &
position—>
alveolar process
4 determine guidance through S

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vertical & phonetics f,v
smile
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CONTOURS OF PALATAL SURFACE t&E

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