T- SCAN: AN ADJUNCT TOOL IN NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY

Sabzar Abdullah, Abhinav Gupta* and Pranshu Varshney

ABSTRACT

Dentistry is that branch of science which is largely affected by its materials and equipment. The teeth which are extracted or decayed due to caries require replacement and rehabilitation. The development of various dental materials and precision technologies helps the dentist to successfully treat various clinical conditions that were previously difficult to diagnose. The dental occlusion develops under the guidance of genetic and functional influences through the differing stages of dental arch development and adaptations to Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscles. The techniques and devices which are used to provide more objective information to the dental technician for the diagnosis, planning, and treatment phases are an intraoral scanner, a T-Scan system, and some specific open reverse engineering software. By means of a virtual procedure, the T-Scan system detects the occlusal contacts, and the occlusal surfaces are obtained using an intraoral scanner.

Keywords: Neuromuscular Dentistry, Immediate complete anterior guidance development (ICAGD), Occluding Time (OT), Discluding time (DT).