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A method for occlusal reshaping is described using a step-by-step analysis starting from the articulation of models t o the completion of the clinical procedures. Several newly introduced definitions are provided to help the reader understand the procedures. This article is divided into three parts: (1) the preliminary procedures, (2) the occlusal reshaping of the study casts, and (3) the clinical occlusal reshaping. The advantages of this particular method include establishment of anterior guidance before initiating posterior reshaping procedures, maintenance of maximum cusp height and fossae depth, the placement of forces along the mid vertical axis of the teeth, and the establishment of simultaneous even contact of the posterior teeth, while providing the desirable anterior guidance.

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