THE ROLE OF OCCLUSAL AUSCULTATION IN ASSESSING DENTAL OCCLUSIONS

Little attention is paid to the noises made when the teeth occlude, ye t there is a wealth of information stored in these sounds. It is remar kable how quickly the ear can learn to discern the difference between a good occlusion and one which is disrupted, by using a stethoscope. W ith the addition of relatively inexpensive instrumentation, occlusal s ounds may also be recorded for later reference, analysis, comparison o r audit.