Articulators are mechanical instruments that represent the maxilla, mandible and TMJs The instrument is then used in the fabrication of fixed and removable dental restorations that are in harmony with those movements. It is often said, "the patient's mouth is the best articulator. " This statement is reinforced by the fact that the final test for a dental restoration is the occlusal harmony obtained when the restoration is placed in the patient's mouth. Yet, mechanical articulators do have many advantages over the mouth for developing the patient's occlusion An articulator serves as a patient...
Articulators are mechanical instruments that represent the maxilla, mandible and TMJs The instrument is then used in the fabrication of fixed and remo...
The principle goal of prosthetic dentistry is to maintain and improve the quality of life of the dental patients. In recent years this profession has witnessed the introduction and subsequent withdrawal from the market of numerous unsatisfactory prosthodontic products and techniques. The failure of prosthodontic products and techniques is mainly because of unique conditions of oral environment. These failures make the researches to investigate relationship between laboratory research and clinical performance of the techniques and materials. So all the laboratory or in-vitro studies should be...
The principle goal of prosthetic dentistry is to maintain and improve the quality of life of the dental patients. In recent years this profession has ...
To understand the function like mastication, swallowing, speech etc. requires detailed study of the movements of the mandible, the TMJ and muscle involved. mandibular movement is a complex mechanism where the jaw moves in three dimensionally having different axis. This book is the compilation of the literature available so that the understanding of the subject becomes easy as all the aspects such as the anatomy, muscles, bone, neuromuscular and physiology is included
To understand the function like mastication, swallowing, speech etc. requires detailed study of the movements of the mandible, the TMJ and muscle invo...