Mandibular Movements by DR Kavan Doshi
Mandibular Movements by DR Kavan Doshi
a) Rotational b) Translation
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Sagittal plane Horizontal plane Frontal plane
• Mandibular movement in sagittal plane around horizontal axis= opening and closing
motion (hinge movement ), protrusive movement
• During the mouth opening, the transverse axis passes through the head of the condyle
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• Mandibular movement in frontal • Mandibular movement in horizontal plane
plane around sagittal axis around vertical axis
• Sagittal axis runs through the centre • Vertical axis runs through the condyle and the
of condyle posterior border of the ramus of the mandible
• Occurs when one condyle moves • Occurs when one condyle moves anteriorly out
inferiorly while the other remains in of the terminal hinge position and the opposite
the terminal hinge position condyle remains in the terminal hinge position
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Rotational Movement
• In the masticatory system, rotation occurs when the mouth opens and closes around
a fixed point or axis within the condyles.
• In other words, the teeth can be separated and then occluded with no positional
change of the condyles.
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• In the TMJ, rotation occurs as movement within
the inferior cavity of the joint.
• It is thus movement between the superior
surface of the condyle and the inferior surface
of the articular disc.
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TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT
• Translation can be defined as a movement in
which every point of the moving object
simultaneously has the same direction and
velocity.
• In the masticatory system, it occurs when the
mandible moves forward, as in protrusion.
• The teeth, condyles, and rami all move in
the same direction and to the same degree.
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• Translation occurs within the superior cavity of the joint between the superior
surface of the articular disc and the inferior surface of the articular fossa
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Hinge Movement
• It is a purely rotational movement of the joint, which
takes place around a horizontal axis
• Hinge axis is based on the fact that hinge movement
occurs when there is 10° -13° rotation of the condyle
in the TMJ, which provides a jaw separation of 20-
25mm
• Produced by the action of lateral pterygoid and
suprahyoid muscles
• Occurs while crushing or taking food
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Open mouth
Protrusive Movement
• Occurs while incising and grasping food
• Movement occurs after the condyle rotates for more than 13° in the TMJ
• The mandible move forward and downwards while rotating in its hinge axis
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(A)Protrusive movement brings the anterior teeth edge-to-edge. Condyle translates downwards and
forwards.
(B) During maximal protrusion F, condyle shows maximal movement as dictated by the contours of
glenoid fossa.
In a natural dentition, the edge-to-edge
protrusive contact will create a gap between the
posterior teeth.
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Lateral excursion
Movement produced when the mandible moves laterally (side to side or right and left).
This movement is used for the reduction in fibrous and other types of foods while
chewing.
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
Bennett movement and Bennett angle
• it is defined as “ the bodily lateral movement / lateral shift of mandible resulting from
movement of condyles along lateral inclines of mandibular fossa during lateral jaw
movement” Dr. Norman bennett
• When the mandible moves laterally (side to side), the side to which it moves is
termed as the ‘working side’ or ‘functional side’ and the other side is termed as the
‘nonworking side’, ‘balancing side’ or ‘nonfunctional side’.
• The condyle on the side to which the mandible moves (working side) is termed as the
working condyle or rotating condyle and the condyle on the other side is termed as
orbiting condyle or nonworking condyle .
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
When the mandible is moved to the right, the right side condyle is the
working condyle and the opposite condyle is the nonworking condyle. The
working condyle rotates with or without a lateral shift (Bennett shift – CR to
B), while the nonworking condyle translates forwards, downwards and
medially
Preiskel (from
HW. Lateral translatory CR to ofA).
movements the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
• It has also been termed previously as ‘Bennett shift’ or ‘mandibular side shift’.
bodily side shift of the mandible and therefore no Bennett movement occurs.
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
• The nonworking side condyle moves forwards, downwards and medially
(inwards). The medial movement is termed as ‘mediotrusion’.
• The average path of this advancing condyle forms an angle with the sagittal
plane called the ‘Bennett angle’ or ‘lateral condylar guidance angle’.
• This angle is determined using lateral records or using the Hanau formula, L = H/8 +
12. It can range from 2° to 44° with a mean value of 16°.
Preiskel HW. Lateral translatory movements of the mandible: Critical review of investigations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 1972 Jul 1;28(1):46-57.
2).According to okeson
Based On Extent Of Movement
• The border and typical functional movements of the mandible are described for
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SAGITTAL PLANE BORDER MOVEMENTS
• Mandibular motion viewed in the sagittal plane can be seen to have distinct
movement components :
4. Functional
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determined, or limited, primarily by ligaments
4. Functional
• Functional movements are not considered border movements since they are not
determined by an outer range of motion.
• They are determined by the conditional responses of the neuromuscular system.
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Posterior opening border movements
o occur as two-stage hinging movements.
o In the first stage
• the condyles are stabilized in their most superior
positions in the articular fossae
• The mandible can be lowered (mouth opening) in
a pure rotational movement without translation of
the condyles.
• This pure rotational opening can occur until the
anterior teeth are some 20 – 25 mm apart.
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o Second stage
• At this point of opening, the TM ligaments
tighten, after which continued opening
results in an anterior and inferior
translation of the condyles.
• As the condyles translate, the axis of
rotation of the mandible shifts into the
bodies of the rami.
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• The exact location of the axes of rotation in the rami is likely to be the area of
attachment of the sphenomandibular ligaments.
• During this stage, in which the mandible is rotating around a horizontal axis
passing through the rami, the condyles are moving anteriorly and inferiorly and
the anterior portion of the mandible is moving posteriorly and inferiorly.
• Maximum opening is reached when the capsular ligaments prevent further
movement at the condyles.
• Maximum opening at this stage is 40-60mm
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Anterior Closing border movements
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• Theoretically, if the condyles were stabilized in this anterior position, a pure
hinge movement could occur as the mandible was closing from the maximally
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Superior contact border movements
• determined by the characteristics of the occluding surfaces of the teeth.
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• In the CR position, initial tooth contact
occurs between the mesial inclines of the
maxillary tooth and the distal inclines of
the mandibular teeth
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• The slide from CR to ICP is present in approximately 90% of the population, and
the average distance is 1 to 1.25 mm.
• When the mandible is protruded from maximum intercuspation, contact between
the incisal edges of the mandibular anterior teeth and the lingual inclines of the
maxillary anterior teeth results in an antero-inferior movement of the mandible.
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• This continues until the maxillary and
mandibular anterior teeth are in edge to
edge relationship, at which a horizontal
movement continues until incisal edges of
mandibular teeth pass beyond the edges of
maxillary teeth.
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• The occlusal surfaces of the posterior teeth then dictate the remaining
pathway to the maximum protrusive movement, which joins with the most
superior position of the anterior Closing border movement.
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FRONTAL (VERTICAL) BORDER MOVEMENTS
• When mandibular motion is viewed in the frontal plane, a shield shaped pattern
can be seen that has four distinct movement components along with the functional
component:
1. Left lateral superior border
2. Left lateral opening border
3. Right lateral superior border
4. Right lateral opening border
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Left lateral superior border movements
plane
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• The precise nature of this path is primarily determined by
• morphology and interarch relationships of the maxillary and
mandibular teeth that are in contact during this movement.
• the condyle-disc-fossa relationships and morphology of the working or
rotating side TMJ.
• The maximum lateral extent of this movement is determined by the
ligaments of the rotating joint.
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Left lateral opening border movements
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Right lateral superior border
movements
• Once the left frontal border movements are
recorded, the mandible is returned to maximum
inter-cuspation.
• From this position a lateral movement is made to
the right, which is similar to the left lateral superior
border movement.
• Slight differences may occur because of the tooth
contacts involved.
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Right lateral opening border movements
• From the maximum right lateral border position, an opening movement of the
mandible produces a laterally convex path similar to that of the left opening
movement.
• As maximum opening is approached, ligaments
tighten and produce a medially directed
movement that causes a shift back in the
mandibular midline to coincide with the midline of
the face, thus ending this left opening movement.
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HORIZONTAL PLANE BORDER MOVEMENTS
• Traditionally a device known as a Gothic arch tracer has been used to record
• As the mandible moves, the stylus generates a line on the recording plate that
• The border movements of the mandible in the horizontal plane can therefore be
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• When mandibular movements are viewed in the horizontal plane, a
rhomboid pattern can be seen that has four distinct movement components
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Left lateral border movements
• With the condyles in the CR position, contraction of the right inferior lateral
pterygoid will cause the right condyle to move anteriorly and medially (also
inferiorly).
• If the left inferior lateral pterygoid stays relaxed, the left condyle will remain situated
in CR and the result will be a left lateral border movement (i.e., the right condyle
orbiting around the frontal axis of the left condyle).
• Left condyle - rotating condyle, working condyle
• Right condyle - orbiting condyle, non-working condyle
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• Likewise the right condyle is called the
nonworking condyle, since it is located
on the nonworking side.
• During this movement the stylus will
generate a line on the recording plate
that coincides with the left border
movement.
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Continued left lateral border movements with protrusion
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Right lateral border movements
• Once the left border movements have been recorded on the tracing, the mandible
is returned to CR and the right lateral border movements are recorded.
• Contraction of the left inferior lateral pterygoid muscle will cause the left
condyle to move anteriorly and medially (also inferiorly).
• If the right inferior lateral pterygoid muscle stays relaxed, the right condyle will
remain in the CR position.
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• The resultant mandibular movement will be a right lateral border movement (e.g., the
left condyle orbiting around the frontal axis of the right condyle).
• Right Condyle – Rotating Condyle
• Left Condyle – Orbiting Condyle
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Continued right lateral border movements with protrusion
• With the mandible in the right lateral border position, contraction of the right inferior
lateral pterygoid muscle along with continued contraction of the left inferior
lateral pterygoid will cause the right condyle to move anteriorly and to the left.
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Envelope of Motion
• Given by Posselt (1952)
• By combining mandibular border
movements in the three planes
(sagittal, horizontal, and frontal), a
three-dimensional (3D) envelope of
motion can be produced
• This represents the maximum range of
movement of the mandible.
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Functional Movements
• Functional movement occurs during functional activity of the
mandible. They usually take place within the border movements &
therefore, considered as free movements
• Most functional movements require maximum intercuspation &
therefore typically begin at & below the intercuspal position.
• During chewing, the movement begins at the ICP and drop
downwards and slightly forward to the position of desired opening.
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Postural Effects Of Functional Movements
• When the head is positioned erect and upright
position.
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• A 45° head extension is the position during
drinking
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• Normal head position during eating is with the face
directed 30°, referred to as Alert Feeding Position
• In this the mandible shifts slightly anteriorly to the
upright postural position.
• If elevator muscles contract with the head in this
position, the path of closure will be slightly anterior to
that in the upright position,
• Therefore tooth contact will occur anteriorly or to
the maximum intercuspal position
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• Chewing, swallowing, speaking, yawning and associated movements
• The movements are variable, within the borders and are influenced by:
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Parafunctional movements
• These are sustained movements of the mandible that occur other than normal,
manifested by long periods of increased muscle activity.
• They are almost impossible for the patient to control.
• The most common parafunctional activities are bruxism and clenching, Habits
(pipe smoking, pencil biting, bobby pin opening and other habits).
• Parafunctional movements of the mandible are activities that serve no useful
function and are potentially harmful to the dentition and its contiguous structures.
• They can cause restricted mandibular movements.
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Importance of Mandibular Movements
• A prosthodontist designs a prosthesis for replacement of missing teeth and
restoring function.
• Knowledge of mandibular movements is essential as it helps the dentist in:
selecting and programming of articulators
understanding the occlusion
treating TMJ disorders
development of tooth for dental restorations
arranging artificial teeth
SUMMARY
• Mandibular movement at the limits dictated by anatomic structures, as viewed in
a given plane (GPT8).
• These are extreme positions of the mandible in any direction limited by nerves,
muscles and ligaments
• These border positions are invaluable in recording jaw relations, as they are
consistently repeatable.
• Most mandibular movements occur as intra-border movements. Parafunctional
activities such as bruxism or wide opening during yawning may occur in the
borders.
Border movement in the sagittal plane. Border movement in the horizontal plane
Border movement in the frontal plane
Envelope of motion as described by Posselt.
A combination of border movements in all three planes.
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Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014 Jul 21.
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