Facebow Flashcards
what is on the right side of the ear bow?
ANTERIOR REFERENCE POINTER will go up and down in vertical in order to align this to the point
metal in the holes
beveled
what do you need make sure the screw holes are…
PATENT - meaning unscrew enough
PATENT
can see the beveled edge
midline notch
located on the bitefork - so you can align it with the patients midline given by location of maxillary central incisors
where does the midline notch face?
ALWAYS SUPERIORLY - could use towards ceiling, faces incisal edges of the maxillary anteriors, upwards
what are the holes for in the bitefork?
RETENTION
what is the wax substituting?
PVS - these are expensive inject-able materials
TJA aka
transfer jig assembly
TJA parts
basically has three parts
1. vertical rod or shaft of transfer jog assembly
where does the vertical rod/ shaft go?
through hole number one on the TJA (transfer jig assembly)
parts of the vertical rod and how to adjust
screw to the right of it - has superior and inferior portions -
top and bottom cm of the vertical shaft/ rod
ARE BEVELED - flat side faces the patient
flat ends of vertical rod are placed?
towards the patient
what is hole number 2 for?
insertion point for the bitefork
which screw controls the bitfork
below the number two
- screw number 2
what goes on superior part of beveled rod?
Earbow
What goes on the inferior aspect of the beveled rod?
transfer jig incisal table
transfer jig table
replaces the white one that came with the articulator
- for the purpose of doing the transfer of the facebow of articulator of the MAXILLARY
- also has a beveled hole with screw that needs to be patent
which way does the thumb screw on the transfer jig table face?
YOU
where does the attachment screw on the transfer jig table face?
the floor
why are the screw holes beveled?
fit with the flat portions (that face the patient) on the vertical shaft/rod
where does the transfer jig incisal table go
onto the inferior aspect of the vertical rod /shaft
slope of the bitefork AKA
inclination or CANT of it
where is the patent open hole on the earbow?
underside of it
what attaches to the superior aspect of the rod
the beveled hole on the underside of the earbow
2 screws on ear bow and what they do
one tightens the ear buds that go into the internal acoustic meatus
the other tightens the ear bow to the superior aspect of the vertical rod
reference plane locator
the thin plastic ruler
anterior reference pointer
on the right side of the ear bow
- will go underneath the patients right eye
how many points in the maxillary spatial plane?
three