Tonguç Sülün was born in İstanbul in 1969. He graduated from İstanbul High School in 1987 and graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 1992. After graduation, he started with the PhD studies and receives his Dr Med. Dent. degree in 1999. He received his associate professor degree from the department of prosthodontics in 2007 and professor degree in 2014. Dr.Sülün continues to his studies as lecturer at the same university.
Dr. Sülün has worked as guest instructor and dentist at Munich Maximilian University in 1997-1998. He has 55 scientific articles which 25 of them published in international journals. He is author of 4 chapters in an international book and 3 chapters in two books which are published in Turkish.
The possible destructive effects of occlusion on periodontal tissues have been discussed for many years. This presentation will focus on the etiologic role of occlusion in periodontal diseases and its contribution to periodontal treatment. The differences between the effects of occlusal problems in natural teeth and problems in prosthetic occlusion on periodontal tissues will be discussed. Static and dynamic records of interjaw relations and the effect of articulator settings on occlusion will be examined.