Presentation

Academic

  • DNES 806- Dr. Brian Novy''s IDP Class Presented and hour long lecture on the affects of well done splint therapy and occlusal treatment.  I used Camie Dewey, Twenty Six Years of Tooth Wear. (02/2008)

Poster

  • Got Biology This was a very very short synopsys of49hrs of CEU''s over four days relating the influence of diet, trauma and metabilism to the health of the stomatognathic system and total body health.-Presented at Restorative Dept. Staff lunch. (12/2006)
  • Dental Abfractions Prepared and presented a powerppoint presentaion at the resorative faculty luncheon about the history and causes of dental abfractions, boney exostosies growth and the role of free radicals in TMJ destruction (01/2007)
  • Single Tooth Occlusion:Presented to Dr. Roberts D-3 class a 1 hour powerpoint lecture with photo documentation on simple and complex occlusal adjustments followed with and allogram of how to diagnose is tooth pain is endodontic or occlusion. (04/2007)
  • Twenty Six Years of Toothwear Prepared and presented a powerpoint presentaion at the resorative faculty luncheon about the history of a case demonstrating 26yrs of toothwear.  Had 26yrs of photo documentation culminating in a full mouth rejuvenation. (07/2007)
  • Twenty Six Years of Toothwear Prepared and presented a powerpoint presentaion at the Faculty Advance Seminar about the history of a case demonstrating 26yrs of toothwear.  Had 26yrs of photo documentation culminating in a full mouth rejuvenation. (09/2007)
  • Single Tooth Occlusion:   Presented to Dr. Roberts D-3 class a 1hour powerpoint lecture with photo documentation on simple and complex occlusal adjustments followed with and allogram of how to diagnose is tooth pain is endodontic or occlusion. (04/2008)
  • Twenty Six Years of Toothwear Prepared and presented a powerpoint presentaion at the Student Alumni Convention about the history of a case demonstrating 26yrs of toothwear.  Had 26yrs of photo documentation culminating in a full mouth rejuvenation. (02/2009)
  • Single Tooth Occlusion:   Presented to Dr. Roberts D-3 class a 1hour powerpoint lecture with photo documentation on simple and complex occlusal adjustments followed with and allogram of how to diagnose is tooth pain is endodontic or occlusion. (04/2009)
  • 2008 Alumni Student Convention:  "Occlusion Restoration"- Cammy D. , patient Presented a one hour slide presentation of a Level III OBI case with before and after photos and also explained the rationalle and justification of Bioesthetics in Dentistry. (09/2009)
  • 2009 Alumni Student Convention:   A two hour presentation of the "Biologic Model of Occlusion" as per Dr. Bob Lee''s (LLU''59), research and discovery.  Followed with ample examples of these dentitions occuring in Nature followed with many before and after photos of patients restored Bioesthetically. (09/2009)
  • 2010 Student Alumni Convention- Effects of Occlusion Presented "Single Tooth Occlusion" to the audience first, followed by three case studies on occlusion with implants and two cases of very extreme examples of dysfunctioning patients where occlusion was the cause of their problems. (02/2010)
  • May 2016- CDA Poster- “Preservation of Centric Relation, by Rachelle Lomelli (05/2016)
  • Species Comparison of Biomechanics in Centric Occlusion AUTHORS: Taylor LP, Bauer J, Haught M (Presenter), Bains A, Girgis M, Landa A, Phillips C, LomeliR. INSTITUTIONS: Loma Linda University School Dentistry, Loma Linda, California   NO NUMBER NEEDED   ABSTRACT:      Introduction: Previous research by our group found condylar position to be a persevered attribute across the phylogenetic tree. Centric occlusion is determined by dentition, load, diet, environment, and masticatory muscles. There are several muscles involved in mastication including the temporalis, masseter, pterygoid, digastric, and multiple hyoid muscles; many of these muscles have subdivisions that work independently. Purpose: The purpose is to study the relation between dental loads, mastication processes and evaluate centric occlusion. Methods:  67 articles were obtained using PubMed, Science Direct, ResearchGate, and Google of which 12 papers were used to examine TMJ morphology and integration of its components. Results: The temporalis and masseter appear to be the most important muscles in mastication. It was determined that the greatest amount of variation in muscular activity occurred intra-species during different chewing cycles, rather than inter-species during the same chewing cycle. Although debate, there is support to suggest that mastication may simplistically be described as a class III lever system with the TMJ as the fulcrum. A support triangle is used for a more complex representation of the biomechanics involved in mastication. It has been observed that as bite force increases, TMJ resultant forces decrease, and bite point moves posteriorly. The Australopiths, as previously stated by our group diverged into gracile and robust forms which offered great insight into the study of centric relation and occlusion. While the two showed skeletal differences, the condylar position remained constant however dentition, loads, and muscular integration varied as a function of diet and positioning of the head. The gracile form displayed anterior dentition loading, and less developed temporalis and masseter muscles. This branch was unable to utilize their niche and thus became extinct. Using the support triangle biomechanics of mastication explains the dietary differences seen between gracile and robust forms.        Conclusion: Load position and muscular activity required for mastication is a function of diet therefore centric occlusion is primarily determined by diet.    Word count: 303     (05/2017)