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Maximum Clenching Intensity Occurs in the Musculoskeletally Stable Position |
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| The mandibular position of the temporalis' most intense contraction is not when the teeth are together, but when they are a particular distance apart, and separated by an object such as a splint, or food. There is no functional purpose for the temporalis to contact at its maximum intensity when the teeth are occluding.
The orientation of the condyle that an occlusal splint has allowed for is determined by the practitioner.
If the position of the condyle is captured following a degree of translation (initial opening). The position is termed the "neuromuscular postion".
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The "CR" splint captures the orientation of the condyle during the last few millimeters of closure, when the condyle has been seated and braced against the slope of the eminance be the directional pull of the elevators (a superior/anterior direction)
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