The Tools You Need to Measure Occlusion
Two unique tools designed to help clinicians measure occlusion easily and accurately
Charley Cheney, DMD, spent 11 years serving in the United States Army, where he not only served as a general dentist at Fort Benning, GA, but also was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq.
Today, Dr. Cheney treats patients at Complete Dental Arts in Newnan, GA. But as an Army dentist, he performed all kinds of treatments—from extractions and root canals to crowns and stabilizing dentition.
“When you're deployed, you are the only dentist available to these patients, so it's imperative to take good care of our soldiers," he said.
The Perfect Articulating Foil for Your Arsenal
After he began using Arti-Fol metallic Complete BK 328, Dr. Cheney was immediately impressed. “I love that the foil is so thin because I can check occlusion with precision. I can’t do that confidently with a big, bulky piece of articulating paper,” he explained, adding that Arti-Fol is great for crowns and bridges.
Dr. Cheney loves the fact that he can pick up a piece of Arti-Fol using its built-in hygienic cardboard handle. “Something like that would have been very convenient in the Army,” he noted. “It’s one less thing to fumble around with at the end of a procedure or when you’re just trying to quickly check occlusion.”
Thin, Strong, and Accurate
Arti-Fol's 2-sided color coating with micro-fi ne ground color pigments helps Dr. Cheney measure both static and dynamic occlusion using just one piece of foil. Thanks to its unique shape, Arti-Fol can be used individually on the left or right side, or to measure the entire dental arch.
“The foil is thin, but still very strong. I didn’t have any issues with tearing,” commented Dr. Cheney. “The 12-µ thickness lends itself to precision and allows me to identify hyperocclusion much more easily. I also like the fact that this foil is 2-sided. If for some reason things don’t look right on the red side, you can turn it over to the black side to check the occlusion.”
When it comes to well-fitting restorations, achieving proper contacts is imperative. “This foil gives me confidence that I'm not removing excessive anatomy of the prosthesis or filling that I've just placed,” concluded Dr. Cheney.
