Description
In order to successfully treat appropriate patients with oral appliances, it is necessary to know the ideal TM position for that patient. There are several positions that can be used as a bite registration. These all will record a static position but do not all record a position that can be tolerated by the majority of patients, or that is consistent at rest and during conscious effort. The phonetic “S” bite enables a bite registration that has been clinically proven to be accurate and reliable for fabricating appropriate oral appliances. Knowing how to take a phonetic “S” bite registration is the first step in oral appliance therapy for patients with TMDs.