Dr. Jean-Louis RAYMOND – DCD, DSO, SQODF, former-MCU-PH,
President of AFOS-AFPP – Designer of systemic orthodontics
Author of numerous articles and several books :
> Orthopedic treatment of Class III malocclusions : occlusal and functional rehabilitation – (2002)
> 2nd edition with DVD of clinical cases (2011)
> Complexity of the masticatory system : manifesto for a new occlusion paradigm » with J. KOLF- (2014)
> Systemic orthodontics : diagnosis and treatment » (2021)
> Systemic orthopedic treatment of Class III malocclusions – (2023).
Whether before or after treatment, we observe our patients’ dental arches in OIM—that is, in static relation. Yet the arches serve to masticate, i.e. to move: this is even their main function.
So shouldn’t we examine them also during movement? But how?
Can the mode of mastication be inferred from the exploration of mandibular lateral movement patterns?
What is the benefit in orthodontics?
It would appear that the masticatory constraints imposed on the alveolar-dental units influence the organization of the arches’ articulation—in other words, occlusion. Occlusion would adapt to the iterative masticatory forces according to
whether they are symmetrical or asymmetrical, anterior or posterior, strong or weak…
Thus, systemic orthodontics describes several types of mandibular kinematics linked to the diversity of malocclusions, leading to many practical applications for both diagnosis and treatment
in orthodontics.
The advantages of this functional approach lead us to ask ourselves : could examination of kinematics ultimately become a necessity?
