IMPORTANCIA DE LA GUÍA ANTERIOR EN EL TRATAMIENTO DE ORTODONCIA: REVISIÓN DE LA LITERATURA

Orthodontic treatment must include both functional and aesthetic parameters to establish balance in the stomatognathic system, despite this, in many cases these criterions are not taken into consideration producing alterations at masticatory level. To achieve stability, the treatments must establish an anterior guidance which protects posterior teeth in eccentric movements, thus avoiding, contacts that can have repercussions at teeth’s level, periodontium, temporomandibular joint and oral muscles. This article aims to make known the importance of the anterior guidance in orthodontics and the consequence of avoiding this fundamental parameter of occlusion. The following literature review was carried out by a bibliographic compilation of different studies related to occlusion and function of the anterior guidance, in addition to possible consequences of its absence. It is concluded that without analyzing each factor during the functional movements of the TMJ, will not obtain the desired objectives proposed by the clinical treatment.