Functional disorders in patients with unbalanced occlusion and articulation

Abstract

The impaired balance in articulation and occlusion can be due to anatomical or iatrogenic causes, nevertheless, it always violates the coordination of morphological structures of the masticatory apparatus and their function. The authors of the present paper aim to explore all available literature in an attempt to analyze mastication and speech functions in patients with unbalanced occlusion and articulation, the result of dentofacial deformities and/or missing teeth and inadequate prosthetic treatment.