A graphic comparison of mandibular border movements generated by various articulators. Part I: Methodology.
A method was described by which mandibular border movement of a subject can be compared with the movements generated by various articulators. The fully adjustable articulator, Denar SE, and the semiadjustable instrument, Denar Mark II, were used in this study. The movements were recorded by an electronic pantograph, the Pantronic. The mean values of 12 sets of print-out plots from this device were calculated by using Microsoft Excel software. These mean values were then used by CricatGraph software to generate combined graphs. Both software programs were used with an Apple Macintosh Plus personal computer. The clinical significance of the findings will be discussed in Part II of this study.
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Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University-Hadasah, School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hatano
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Kolling
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Clayton
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D003725:Dental Articulators; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009068:Movement