The dowel-up bite registration for functional appliances requiring a protrusive and open jaw position: a clinical report.
The dowel-up technique is an alternative to conventional jaw manipulation in obtaining the desired protrusive and open position of the mandible required for functional appliances. The patient raises or lowers the tip of a dowel. This requires protrusive jaw movement. The thickness of the dowel will determine the vertical position of the mandible.
D000202:Activator Appliances; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008722:Methods; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable