SCREENING FOR OCCLUSAL ANOMALIES

The screening for malocclusions is a daily act of the odontostomatologist. But the use of a generic term, global but
very little precise (malocclusion), hides a multitude of anatomical or functional abnormalities with very different pathogenic potentials.The use of a structural then functional, systematic screening method based on classification of the abnormalities of the occlusal functions proposed by Orthlieb (1996 and 2000) facilitates the exercise of the clinician, and allows a clear and precise nosology of the abnormalities and argued therapeutic choices.