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Diagnoses

Primary occlusal trauma

Common treatment options

In most dental situations, you have the time to evaluate your treatment choices. No treatment is always an option, but may not be in your best interest. If you elect to be treated, there is often more than one way to proceed. Common treatment options for this diagnosis are listed on this page.

Primary occlusal trauma can be treated on multiple levels. First, the damage to the teeth may be treated with fillings, crowns, or onlays. The underlying cause of the damage may also need to be treated. If the patient is actively bruxing, an occlusal guard may be recommended. If malocclusion is diagnosed, an occlusal adjustment, occlusal guard, and/or orthodontic treatment may be recommended. If factitious habits are present, avoidance of the habits will be stressed.

More information on dental procedures

Crowns
Dental procedure image: Crowns
A crown is a type of tooth restoration that covers all or a substantial portion of a badly broken down or decayed tooth...
Equilibration
Dental procedure image: Occlusal adjustments
Equilibration involves adjusting the way teeth fit together, such that when the jaws are closed together, the forces on the teeth are approximately equal...
Fillings & core buildups
Dental procedure image: Fillings and core buildups
Fillings are among the most frequently prescribed and versatile methods of restoring damaged or decayed teeth to proper appearance and function...
Occlusal guards
Dental procedure image: Occlusal guards (night guards)
Occlusal guards are worn over the biting surfaces of either the upper or lower teeth and evenly distribute bite forces to protect the teeth and the temporomandibular joints from stresses...
Onlays
Dental procedure image: Onlays
An onlay is a type of cusp-covering dental restoration that is made in a laboratory or by a computer controlled milling machine from either ceramic, composite resin, gold, titanium or other metals...
Orthodontics
Dental procedure image: Orthodontics
Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that specializes in proper alignment of the teeth, jaws and facial bones...
Veneers
Dental procedure image: Veneers
Veneers are thin laminations placed over tooth enamel to mask cosmetic defects, adjust the bite, and/or stabilize enamel fractures...