Impact of mastication on maxillofacial morphology and on the construction of the occlusion
1 Dento-facial orthopedic service of the university hospital center of Beni Messous. Faculty of Medicine of Algiers - Algeria.
2 Dento-facial orthopedic service of the university hospital center of Mustapha. Faculty of Medicine of Algiers-Algeria.
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International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2023, 05(02), 009–019.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijsru.2023.5.2.0035
Publication history:
Received on 04 March 2023; revised on 11 April 2023; accepted on 14 April 2023
Abstract:
Mastication, one of the functions performed by the manducatory apparatus, constitutes a real «functional matrix» to stimulate the growth of the jaws and dental arches. Its physiological development, unilateral and alternating, in the presence of an untenderized natural food, will progressively shape and level the occlusal reliefs, facilitating mandibular movements, but also adapting the size, shape and position of the dental arches, leading them to a normal and sufficient development to progressively allow the arrival of all the permanent teeth in a correct morphological and functional occlusion.
In our modern civilization of the «premade», the muscular masticatory solicitations are insufficient and induce numerous orthodontic disorders.
In fact, many malocclusions that already occur in temporary or mixed dentition are the result of impotence or functional alteration of mastication from a very young age, often in the face of a modern, inconsistent or semi-liquid diet.
Keywords:
Mastication; Maxillomandibular growth; Construction of occlusion; Mmalocclusions
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