{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Protrusive Dental Podcast","title":"10 Occlusion Pearls That Will Blow Your Mind – PDP267","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/be0259f6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3296,"description":"Why does occlusion feel so confusing at dental school?\nWhat if the problem is not that occlusion is too complex, but that it was taught in the wrong order?\nHow do you make sense of worn teeth, bite scans, shimstock, leaf gauges, provisionals and T-Scan without getting overwhelmed?\nAnd which small ideas can genuinely change the way you diagnose, plan and restore?\nIn this episode, Jaz is joined by Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim for a brilliant occlusion-focused conversation. They each bring five clinical “pearls” that helped occlusion finally click for them — from facially generated treatment planning to checking the contralateral side, muscle palpation, provisionals and digital occlusal data.\n https://youtu.be/REQ_L5NNEF4 \nWatch PDP267 on YouTube\nProtrusive Dental Pearl\nCreate a PowerPoint or Keynote library of your clinical photos so you can quickly show patients relevant examples during consultations.\n⚠️ Avoid hunting through random folders chairside — it feels clunky and breaks the flow of the conversation.\n✅ Build a scrollable visual library of cracks, before-and-afters, complications, direct restorations, overlays, crowns and consent examples to support clearer patient communication.\nKey Takeaways\nOcclusion becomes easier when it is placed inside the treatment planning sequence, not treated as a separate subject.\nFacially generated treatment planning starts with where the upper teeth need to be for aesthetics.\nOnce the central incisors are planned, the rest of the occlusion becomes easier to organise.\nWorn teeth that are still in occlusion are often in the wrong position.\nAnterior wear may be caused by tooth position, contact time, contact force, or a combination of all three.\nGingival levels can reveal whether worn lower incisors have over-erupted.\nDigital bite scans are useful, but they are not always a perfect representation of the patient’s bite.\nShimstock remains one of the most valuable and inexpensive tools for checking true occlusal contacts.\nAfter fitting a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hLSIeRiYSp0oTfIk0BzEukFutShD18hH3f6fq4QHsWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZmM0/ZTNjYzdiZDJhNGFj/MzBiYmU2NTUwNmM2/NzQ2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}