title: New face-bow simplifies routine use and dental laboratory cooperation.
abstract: The Spring-Bow instrument was selected for use by dental students at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine because its simplicity facilitates teaching and its versatility fosters continued routine use and cooperation with the dental laboratory. Rationale for this advanced Snow-type face-bow has been reviewed and advantages and disadvantages of the design have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Dental Medicine, Charleston.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Strohaver
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D003725:Dental Articulators; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007754:Laboratories, Dental