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Record 1 2011-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

A caliperlike device used to record the location of the jaws to the temporomandibular joints and to orient the casts on the articulator.

CONT

Use of a facebow is necessary to accurately place the cast on the articulator especially when the sagittal condylar path differs from the incisor path.

Key term(s)
  • face-bow
  • face bow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Dentisterie prothétique
CONT

Après avoir obtenu le maximum d'informations disponibles lors de l'examen clinique et radiologique, nous procédons à la prise de modèles d'étude, à la fabrication d'une plaque base et à l'enregistrement de l'arc facial. Les modèles sont ensuite montés sur l'articulateur.

Spanish

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