jaw relation

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• jaw relation — any relation of the mandible to the maxilla, variously designated as centric, eccentric, median, occlusal, protrusive, and the like. Called also maxillomandibular r …   Medical dictionary

• jaw relation record — a registration of any positional relationship of the mandible in reference to the maxillae; these records may be of any of the many vertical, horizontal, or orientation relations …   Medical dictionary

• median jaw relation — the relation between the maxilla and the mandible when the lower jaw is in the median sagittal plane, without being displaced to either side; ideally, median and centric relations should coincide …   Medical dictionary

• terminal jaw relation record — a record of the relationship of the mandible to the maxilla made at the vertical relation of occlusion and at the centric position …   Medical dictionary

• eccentric jaw relation acquired — an eccentric relation of the mandible to the maxilla that is assumed in order to bring the teeth into centric occlusion …   Medical dictionary

• unstrained jaw relation — the relation between the mandible and the maxilla that exists when a state of balanced tonus exists among all the muscles involved, being achieved without undue or unnatural force and causing no distortion of the tissues of the temporomandibular… …   Medical dictionary

• median retruded jaw relation — centric r …   Medical dictionary

• posterior border jaw relation — see under position …   Medical dictionary

• protrusive jaw relation — an occlusal position in which the mandible is protruded. See also prognathism …   Medical dictionary

• rest jaw relation — rest position …   Medical dictionary

• relation — 1. An association or connection between or among people or objects. SEE ALSO: relationship. 2. In dentistry, the mode of contact of teeth or the positional relationship of oral structures. [L. relatio, a bringing back] …   Medical dictionary