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DENTAL ARTICULATORS
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• Dental articulator is a mechanical device which represents the TMJ and the jaw members to which maxillary and mandibular casts may be attached to simulate some or all jaw movements
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Purposes Of An Articulator
• Hold maxillary and mandibular casts in a determined fixed relationship
• To produce Hinge, lateral and protrusive movements
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Uses Of An Articulator
•To diagnose occlusion•Correct and modify artificial
restorations•To find out the relation between
natural & artificial teeth•Arrangement of artificial teeth
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Requirements Of An Ideal Articulator
• Should hold cast in correct horizontal &vertical relationship
• Should open &close in hinge movement• Moving parts should move freely &non
moving parts should be rigid• Should accept face-bow• Should be made of non corrosive
material.
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Limitations of articulators
• Articulators may show errors due to metal fatigue
• Articulators may not exactly simulate mandibular movements
• Articulators can not detect errors in jaw relations
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Classification Of Dental Articulators
• Here we are going to discuss classification based on the ability to simulate jaw movements
*Simple articulator**Mean – value articulator***Semi-adjustable articulator**** Fully adjustable articulator
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Simple Articulator
• Able to accept a single static registration. Only vertical movement is possible.
• Can be used when a tentative jaw relation is done (for diagnostic purposes)
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Mean Value Articulator(Average-Value Articulator)
• Permits horizonal and vertical but not orient motions to TMJ
• The condylar path is fixed in the order of 30 degree
• Has incisal pin guide which helps to hold the articulator open at a definite position
• Suitable for patients having condylar path around 30 degree
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Semi-adjustable Articulator(Hanau articulator)
• Include adjustable incisal guide table• Face-bow to relate casts to hinge
movements• Horizontal path can be registered• Lateral movement can be calculated
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Hanau Articulator
Semi-adjustable articulator, holds condylar sphere in upper member and condylar element in lower member
Horizontal condylar guidance can be adjusted through protrusive movemet
Lateral movement is calculated :
L = H/8 + 12
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• Mounting the castsMounting is to attach casts to
articulator*Adjust articulator*Prepare the casts*Transfer maxillary cast*Mounting of mandibular cast and
adjust horizontal condylar guidance
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Fully adjustable Articulator
• Accept 3dimension movementsTo simulate mandibular movementsMore accurate restorations are
possible on these instruments (complicated &needs long time)
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• Arcon Articulatorcondylar sphere in lower member
and condylar element in upper member
Non arcon articulatorcondylar sphere in upper member
and condylar element in lower member
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Face- bows
• Caliper instrument used to (orient the maxillary cast to cranium)
Arbitary*conventional**Ear piece (external auditory meatus)KinematicCommonly used in fixed prosthodontics
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JAW RELATIONS
• Vertical dimension of rest (VDR)
• Vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO)• Intero-cclusal distance (free way
space)
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VD = RVD & OVD
RVD – OVD = Interocclusal space
Always RVD >OVD
Freeway space = 2-4mm.
Equations
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• Centric relation (bone to bone) &Eccentric relation• Centric occlusion (tooth to tooth)• Condylar path• Condylar guide inclination
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