Introduction to occlusal disease and rationale for occlusal therapy / Irwin M. Becker -- Occlusal parafunction and temporomandibular disorders : neurobiological considerations / Henry A. Gremillion -- The masticatory system : orthopedic considerations in function and pathofunction / Henry A. Gremillion and Christopher J. Spencer -- The anatomical basis of occlusion / Irwin M. Becker -- Accepted occlusal principles involved in physiologic occlusion / Irwin M. Becker -- Evaluating the muscles of the stomatognathic system and their role in understanding occlusal disharmony and TMD / Herbert E. Blumenthal -- The effect of occlusal forces on the progression of periodontal disease / Stephen K. Harrel and Martha E. Nunn -- An occlusal basis of treatment planning / Irwin M. Becker -- Occlusal bite splint therapy / Roger A. Solow -- Occlusal equilibration and the diagnostic work-up / Irwin M. Becker -- Dentist-ceramist communication, the foundation of successful treatment / Matthew R. Roberts.