what does it mean when youre dentist says something has to be examined occlusally?

Question

im probably spelling occlusally wrong but i have never heard or seen it any where else

Answer 1

Joking answer: BRING MONEY.

Serious answer: What is dental occlusion?
Dental occlusion is another name for the way your teeth meet when your jaws bite together. May beTMJ?

TMJ is short for ‘temporo-mandibular joint’, which is the joint connecting your lower jaw and your skull. The movement in this joint lets you open and close your mouth and chew from side to side. What kind of problems might I have?

If your teeth don’t fit together properly, you can have problems not only in your teeth themselves, but also the gums, the temporo-mandibular joint or the muscles that move your jaw. These problems are called ‘occlusal’ problems.

Teeth that are out of line, heavily worn or constantly breaking, fillings that fracture or crowns that work loose may all be signs of occlusal problems. Your teeth may also be tender to bite on or may ache constantly. Loose teeth or receding gums can be made worse by a faulty bite. Clicking, grinding or pain in your jaw joints, ringing or buzzing in your ears and difficulty in opening or closing your mouth could all be due to your teeth not meeting each other properly.

If your jaw is in the wrong position, the muscles that move the jaw have to work a lot harder and can get tired. This leads to muscle spasm. The main symptoms are continual headaches or migraine, especially first thing in the morning; pain behind your eyes; sinus pain and pains in your neck and shoulders. Sometimes even back muscles are involved.

You may find that you clench or grind your teeth, although most people who do aren’t aware of it. Sometimes can be caused by anxiety, but generally most people clench their teeth when they are concentrating on a task - housework, gardening, car mechanics, typing and so on.

You may wake up in the morning with a stiff jaw or tenderness when you bite together. This could be due to clenching or grinding your teeth in your sleep. Most people who grind their teeth do it while they are asleep and may not know they are doing it.

If you suffer from severe headaches, or neck and shoulder pain, you may not have linked this with possible jaw problems. Or you may keep having pain or discomfort on the side of your face around your ears or jaw joints or difficulty in moving your jaw. These are all symptoms of TMJ problems.

If you are missing some teeth at the back of your mouth, this may lead to an unbalanced bite, which can cause uneven pressure on your teeth.

Answer 2

Yes, the biting surfaces of your back teeth are called the occlusal surfaces (meaning "table").
Perhaps he was alo tallking about an occusal X-ray, wherein the X-ray beam is directed down from the top of your head. This can sometimes be used to find the position of missing teeth.

Answer 3

The occlusal surface is the biting surface on your premolars and molars.

Answer 4

OCCLUSION IS THE WAY YOUR TEETH MEET/ITS ALSO THE BITING SURFACE OF YOUR TEETH/HE PROBABLY MEANS THAT HE NEED TO CHECK YOUR BITE /OR THE WAY THAT YOUR TEETH COME TOGETHER!!!! IF YOUR BITE IS OFF IT CAN CAUSE A TOOTH ACHE, SORENESS,EVEN SORENESS IN THE JAW, SOMETIMES TMJ CAN BE THE CAUSE OF YOUR BITE BEING OFF,IF YOU GRIND YOUR TEETH,ARE UNDER ALOT OF STRESS, AND ARE HAVING HEADACHES IT MAY BE A SIGN OF TMJ PROBLEMS

Answer 5

the occlusal surface of your tooth is the biting surface of your premolars and molars.

Answer 6

Duno but it sounds scary im terrified of the dentist and ive got to go tomorrow sob.x

Answer 7

It means they ask you to bit into a mold so they can see how your theath fit together.

Used sometimes to design braces,cap etc.

Answer 8

it means you need a filling and you have holes in your teeth so they have to be examined inside

Answer 9

Why didn't you ask the Dentist....UGH

Answer 10

No Idea !!!!!!!!!!