Simple application of anterior jig or leaf gauge in routine clinical practice.
Utilization of either of the two described methods by dentists is recommended as a simple means to routinely record or provide centric relation closures. The leaf gauge (1 to 6 mm thick) can be made from plastic or x-ray film or it can be purchased. The anterior acrylic resin jig can be made in a few minutes directly in the mouth by the dentist or an assistant or by a technician using mounted casts. Both methods avoid adaptive mandibular closure patterns and dentist-guided jaw closure as well as other commonly unrecognized errors in assessing occlusal contacts.
Carroll
W J
WJ
Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus.
Woelfel
J B
JB
Huffman
R W
RW
D003762:Dental Instruments; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record