Curve of spee

Curve of Spee is defined as, “Anatomic curvature of the occlusal alignment of teeth beginning at the tip of the lower canine and following the buccal cusps of the natural premolars and molars, continuing to the anterior border of the ramus as described by Graf von Spee”- GPT.

It is an imaginary curve joining the buccal cusps of the mandibular posterior teeth starting from the canine passing through the head of the condyle. It is seen in the natural dentition and should be reproduced in a CD. The significance of this curve is that, when the patient moves his mandible forward, the posterior teeth set on this curve will continue to remain in contact. If the teeth are not arranged according to this curve, there will be disocclusion during protrusion of the mandible (Christensen’s phenomenon).

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