Construction Bite

Question 1

The wax intermaxillary record made to relate mandible to maxilla in all 3 plane is??

Answer 1

Construction bite

Question 2

What does construction bite do?

Answer 2

It puts the mandible in the DESIRED mandibular position n registers it…

Question 3

When is construction bite used??

Answer 3

Mainly when mandible is deficient n needs to be brought SAGITALLY… (Forward)…

Imp pts -

SMALL Increments of mand advancement should produce a GREATER Mand advancement….

Acco to FRANKEL,
The small advancement with minimal vertical separation..
N indeed… In FR… Vertical separation is just enough to pass the wire component in post region…

Upto a limit of 7 to 8 mm… How far the mand has been advanced has LITTLE or NO difference in the OUTCOME!

If the advancement of mand needed is Upto 7 to 8 mm… Advancement is done in one increment…
If it’s more than 7 to 8 mm… 2 STAGE Advancement is done!