Discrepancies between arbitrary and true hinge axes.
Four-hundred forty-four true hinge axis locations were made and compared to various arbitrary locations. Statistical determinations of probability were made from the population sample. It was found that any chosen arbitrary location would not reliably represent the true anatomic hinge axis.
D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D004423:Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology