title: The articulator: a diagnostic instrument.
abstract: The success of dental restorations depends on how we view the existing occlusion. Clinicians may be confounded with what aspects of the occlusion will contribute to the success of a restoration. This information can be reviewed with the dental laboratory when it is stored in a dental articulator in the form of dental casts with simulated movements.
authors.forename: Philip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Millstein
mesh_terms: D016302:Centric Relation; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003765:Models, Dental