bow of articulator

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• Articulator — An Articulator is a mechanical device used in dentistry to which casts of the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth are fixed and reproduces recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla. An articulator assists in the… …   Wikipedia

• face-bow — A caliper like device used to record the relationship of the jaws to the temporomandibular joints; the record may then be used to orient a cast or model of the maxilla to the opening and closing axis of the articulator. SYN …   Medical dictionary

• face-bow record — a registration by means of a face bow of the position of the hinge axis and/or the condyles; used to orient the maxillary cast to the opening and closing axis of the articulator …   Medical dictionary

• face-bow — n. (in dentistry) an instrument for transferring the jaw relationship of a patient to an articulator to allow reproduction of the lateral and protrusive movements of the lower jaw …   The new mediacal dictionary

• record — 1. In medicine, a chronologic written account that includes a patient s initial complaint(s) and medical history, physical findings, results of diagnostic tests and procedures, any therapeutic medicines and/or procedures, and subsequent… …   Medical dictionary

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• facebow — face·bow fās .bō n a device used in dentistry to determine the positional relationships of the maxillae to the temporomandibular joints of a patient esp. for the purpose of properly positioning dental casts on an articulator …   Medical dictionary