Facebow and CR Flashcards
purpose of facebow?
transfer functional components from patient to articulator efficiently, but also esthetic component
from occlusal and esthetic standpoint- the more closely the models translate the function, the less occlusal adjustment we’ll have to do when we take the restoration back to the mouth
can we find exact location of condyle?
maybe but we are using an anatomical average
anatomical average of condyle location
11-13 mm anterior to the posterior border of the tragus on the tragus canthus line
limit for negligable error when taking facebow
6mm
+/- 3 mm radius of the actual condylar location
two circles and what they represent and mean
one if we found the exact center
one if we estimated and used arbitrary point
at 2 points on the circle, the paths will cross and be identical
what does faceboq permit for VDO measurement?
+3mm or - 3mm (increase or decrease)
bring trial to patient but it is not fitting, problems with VDO. how much can you change it?
+ / - 3mm in either direction - as this is permitted by the articulator when taking facebow and CR
close it down 3mm or open it 3mm
WITHOUT RE-MOUNTING
what happens if we open more than 3mm on the patient?
CANT - Pt. will start to go into TRANSLATION
if the path can be predicted what else can be predicted?
- position of the mandible
- position of mandible at increased VDO
- mandibualr position at decreased VDO
- occlusal contacts can be predicted
- occlusal contacts at increased or decreased VDO
can VDO be changed on the articulator?
yes - during tooth try-in or clinical remount, if needed
transverse horizontal axis
an imaginary line around which the mandible may rotate within the sagittal plane
axis orbital plane is the?
the horizontal plane established by the transverse horizontal axis of the mandible with a point on the inferior border of the bony orbit
*used as horizontal reference point
orientation of the incisal plane in relation to the inter-pupillary line?
parallel
what does the facebow do?
transfers the position of the maxilla in relation to the condyle (transverse horizontal axis) and the reference plane (based on the third point of reference)
allows us to alter the vertical dimension (+/-3) with negligible error
how does the facebow orient the dental cast?
in the SAME RELATIONSHIP TO OPENING AXIS OF THE ARTICULATOR
implication of using a simple hinge articulator
yoou are “guesstimating” without a facebow which puts the hinge in the wrong position in relation to the maxillary plane – which also alters the axis of rotation
mounted casts will have a different arc of closure and the AXIS OF ROTATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER