title: Effects of changes in articulator settings on generated occlusal tracings. Part II: Immediate side shift, intercondylar distance, and rear and top wall settings.
abstract: An occlusal scribing device attached to a fully adjustable articulator was used to generate occlusal tracings. The tracings were analyzed to determine the effect changes in immediate side shift, intercondylar distance, and rear and top wall settings had on molar occlusal morphology. When ranked from greatest to least effect, a 0.2 mm change in the immediate side shift setting had the greatest effect on the occlusion, whereas a 5-degree change in the rear and top wall settings had the least effect.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Dentistry, Halifax, N.S., Canada.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kolling
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Clayton
mesh_terms: D016302:Centric Relation; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008334:Mandible; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D008963:Molar / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology