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    • Welcome
    • About
      • Meet the Doctor
      • Meet the Staff
      • Patient Review
      • About Us
    • Office Tour
    • Our Practice
      • Financing Options
      • Patient Forms
    • Implants
      • Dental Implants
      • Mini Implants
      • Dental Implants Answers
    • Periodontics
      • Arestin
      • Biopsy
      • Bone Grafting
      • Ridge Augmentation
      • Sinus Augmentation
      • Cosmetic Perio Surgery
      • Crown Lengthening
      • Frenectomy
      • Gingival / Gum Grafting
      • Occlusal Adjustment
      • Osseous Surgery
      • Osseous Grafting
      • Periodontal (Gum) Disease
      • Periodontal Splinting
      • Scaling & Root Planning
      • Soft Tissue Graft
    • Our Technology
      • Digital X-Ray&CT Scanning
      • Harvesting & Regeneration
      • Piezo Surgery
      • Oral Cancer Screenings
      • Intraoral Camera
      • Sedation
      • Sedation Q & A
    • Surgical Instructions
    • Q and A
    • Contact Us
    • Teleconferencing
Mountainside Oral Implantology & Prosthetics
(208)665-2266
  • Welcome
  • About
    • Meet the Doctor
    • Meet the Staff
    • Patient Review
    • About Us
  • Office Tour
  • Our Practice
    • Financing Options
    • Patient Forms
  • Implants
    • Dental Implants
    • Mini Implants
    • Dental Implants Answers
  • Periodontics
    • Arestin
    • Biopsy
    • Bone Grafting
    • Ridge Augmentation
    • Sinus Augmentation
    • Cosmetic Perio Surgery
    • Crown Lengthening
    • Frenectomy
    • Gingival / Gum Grafting
    • Occlusal Adjustment
    • Osseous Surgery
    • Osseous Grafting
    • Periodontal (Gum) Disease
    • Periodontal Splinting
    • Scaling & Root Planning
    • Soft Tissue Graft
  • Our Technology
    • Digital X-Ray&CT Scanning
    • Harvesting & Regeneration
    • Piezo Surgery
    • Oral Cancer Screenings
    • Intraoral Camera
    • Sedation
    • Sedation Q & A
  • Surgical Instructions
  • Q and A
  • Contact Us
  • Teleconferencing

Occlusal Adjustment

Do you wake in the morning with sore jaws? 


When you bite, do you feel like your jaw is lopsided? If so, then you may need an occlusal adjustment.


An occlusal adjustment corrects the alignment of the bite, that is a result of loose, shifting, crowded, or missing teeth. The result is an evenly distributed bite that eliminates irregular pressure on one side of the mouth.  Once your bite is adjusted, your teeth will meet properly. Occlusal adjustment causes minimal pain, and only a little discomfort. The adjustment is made by using a dental drill using a fine filing stone. In addition to the actual adjustment, removal mouthpieces are also utilized, to protect the tooth surface, and relax the jaw muscles once the adjustment is completed.  


Who is a good candidate for an occlusal adjustment?  Patients with loose or shifting teeth will many times not meet correctly. Patients, who grind or clench their teeth, will have an uneven bite and pressure distribution in the mouth, which is also corrected through an occlusal adjustment. Sometimes tooth sensitivity can be corrected through an occlusal adjustment as the treatment reduces pressure on the sensitive tooth.


New technology allows dentists to accurately identify the areas, which need adjustments. The dentist utilizes a computer scan of the mouth, which records hundreds of bite registrations per minute, and notes even the slightest irregularity. That data allows the dentist to make only the adjustments that are absolutely necessary, which ensures a well aligned bite and minimal tooth wear. 


If you suspect that you may need an occlusal adjustment, schedule an appointment.

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Mountainside Oral Implantology & Prostethics  

511 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83815 

PHONE: (208) 665-2266 FAX: (208) 980-7057       

Open Mon-Thu 8am-5pm Fri 8am-2pm   

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