<\/a><\/p>\nBite analysis using the T-scan technology revealed she bit most strongly with her left back molar; in order to clench, the patient squeezed the jaw firmly, and because the right side teeth were not touching before the clench, the muscles on this side got more of a workout. \u00a0Together we accomplished an occlusal equilibration, utilizing the T-scan technology to help visualize where the tooth reshaping could be performed most conservatively. The result was a balanced bite on both light bite and clench. Already the patient can feel a softer cheek on her right side, and has noticed greater tooth comfort as her teeth bite together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This patient was unconcerned with subtle changes in her bite until she noticed her smile in a photograph: a front tooth had drifted quite a bit, and her smile was no longer pleasing to her eye. \u00a0Comparison of photographs over a ten-year period reveal a change not only at the tooth level, but also in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[35,37,50,51,52,53,54,55,57,58,59,91,103,105,119,123,135,173,192,249],"class_list":["post-871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tmj-bite-therapy-info","tag-aesthetic-cosmetic-dentistry","tag-aesthetic-harmony","tag-atlanta-aesthetic-dentist","tag-atlanta-buckhead-dentist","tag-atlanta-comprehensive-dentist","tag-atlanta-dentist","tag-atlanta-esthetic-dentist","tag-atlanta-general-dentist","tag-atlanta-pankey-dentist","tag-atlanta-sleep-medicine-dentist","tag-atlanta-tmj-dentist","tag-conservative-dentistry","tag-dds","tag-dental-equilibration","tag-dr-caughey","tag-elizabeth-d-caughey","tag-general-dentistry","tag-masseter-hypertrophy","tag-occlusal-therapy","tag-t-scan"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\n
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