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While conventional methods for occlusal analysis remain valuable for their simplicity and accessibility, digital technologies provide objective, quantifiable data that enhance treatment planning but require structured training and standardized protocols for successful integration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To review and synthesize conventional and digital methods used for occlusal analysis and evaluate their clinical applications in restorative and prosthodontic dentistry.

September 8, 2026Dentistry JournalOpen Access

From Paper to Pixels—A Narrative Review of Occlusal Analysis

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MAMay Aljanahi GMGerald McKenna KMKeyvan Moharamzadeh

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Narrative review demonstrates digital technologies improve bite assessment over traditional methods in restorative dental care, suggesting standardized protocols are essential for clinical...

Key Points

To review and synthesize conventional and digital methods used for occlusal analysis and evaluate their clinical applications in restorative and prosthodontic dentistry.
Literature search conducted across PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar for studies on conventional and digital occlusal evaluation.
Narrative synthesis comparing conventional diagnostic materials with modern digital occlusal and jaw-tracking technologies.
Conventional tools like articulating paper, shimstock foils, and waxes provide simple, accessible assessments but rely on subjective interpretation and cannot quantify biting forces.
Digital systems such as T-Scan, OccluSense, intraoral scanners, and virtual articulators deliver objective data on contact timing, force distribution, and mandibular dynamics, though adoption remains limited by equipment costs and training needs.

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Aljanahi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd79b58e84d0ff5b4670f https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14090573

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September 8, 2026Dentistry JournalOpen Access

From Paper to Pixels—A Narrative Review of Occlusal Analysis

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Authors

MAMay Aljanahi GMGerald McKenna KMKeyvan Moharamzadeh

Discussion

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Overview

Narrative review demonstrates digital technologies improve bite assessment over traditional methods in restorative dental care, suggesting standardized protocols are essential for clinical...

Key Points

To review and synthesize conventional and digital methods used for occlusal analysis and evaluate their clinical applications in restorative and prosthodontic dentistry.
Literature search conducted across PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar for studies on conventional and digital occlusal evaluation.
Narrative synthesis comparing conventional diagnostic materials with modern digital occlusal and jaw-tracking technologies.
Conventional tools like articulating paper, shimstock foils, and waxes provide simple, accessible assessments but rely on subjective interpretation and cannot quantify biting forces.
Digital systems such as T-Scan, OccluSense, intraoral scanners, and virtual articulators deliver objective data on contact timing, force distribution, and mandibular dynamics, though adoption remains limited by equipment costs and training needs.

Cite This Study

Aljanahi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd79b58e84d0ff5b4670f https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14090573

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