Abstract:Background
Evaluating occlusal contacts during maximum intercuspation is one of the requirements for guiding clinicians during occlusal corrections and has been a topic of considerable importance for researchers over many decades.
Objective
This systematised review intends to evaluate the average number of occlusal contacts present in dentate adults, as documented within the dental literature over the past four decades (1980s–2022).
Methodology
Electronic searches were conducted in three databases (PubMed, Liv… Show more
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