title: The history of articulators: the Contributions of Rudolph L. Hanau and his company--part I.
abstract: This article is a historical review of the last decade of Rudolph Hanau's life. It covers his introduction to dentistry and explores his prolific articulator designs and contributions to the prosthodontic literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. rle14@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Engelmeier
authors.forename: Donald M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Belles
authors.forename: Edgar N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Starcke
mesh_terms: D003725:Dental Articulators / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa; D014481:United States