Appraising Current Literature on Centric Relation in Relation to Developing Prosthodontic Occlusion

Centric relation plays significant role in establishing dental occlusion in artificial prosthesis, while at the same time it cannot be violated by any restorative procedures. Across various times of dental prosthodontic evolution, the centric relation has been defined in different contexts with an attempt to make it more clinically understandable. In the past few decades, with the evolution of digital dentistry, there has also been significant developments in computer related graphics and simulation which has led to better understanding of difficult scientific interpretations. This article in the form of a review has been aimed to appraise the current literature related to centric relation in terms of its definitions, methods and clinical complications. The review also attempts to review most common method of recording centric relation.