The Evolution of Digital Occlusion

This presentation explores the evolution of Digital Occlusal Force Distribution Patterns captured with the T-Scan Computerized Occlusal Analysis system. By visualizing force movement around and within the arches, clinicians gain access to 2-D and 3-D objective measurements that elevate traditional articulating paper markings into the digital era of Dental Medicine.

These distribution signatures correlate directly with intraoral structural damage caused by microtrauma, frictional interference, and imbalance. Smart-sensor recordings redefine long-held assumptions about contact points, lines, and planes of occlusion - offering a precise, organized, and fully documented approach to occlusal diagnosis.

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate a patient's envelope of force distribution by identifying and interpreting the patterns recorded into and out of MIP, to improve treatment outcomes for both the habitual bite and the skeletal bite.
• Implement orthotic and equilibration principles over the 4th dimension of time. This means teaching clinicians to think dynamically, not statically. Occlusion is not a snapshot, it is a trajectory.
• Recognize how the evolution of the general dentist into an oral physician opens new pathways for managing TM joint health, regulating sleep-related breathing patterns, and supporting systemic wellness - and understand how each decade of a patient's life introduces distinct diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities that effectively turn every existing patient into a "new" patient.
• Approach occlusion with clarity, confidence, and consistency by grounding yourself in time-tested principles and enhancing them with today's digital technologies.

Speaker: Dr. Robert C. Supple

Moderated by: Dr. Ian Buckle

4 November 2026, 20.00-21.15 (CET) - Online webinar - Free of charge