all or nothing

· dasdental labor · LXII ·

1/2014

All or nothing

Function

The first part of our series of articles

deals with the acquisition of patient

data based on dynamic data, model

fabrication, programming of the articu-

lator and preparation for virtual imple-

mentation.

Individual patient data

More and more restorations are being

fabricated nowadays using a digital

workflowwith material suitable for use

with CAM. In order to fabricate dynami-

cally functional restorations it is still

essential to transfer the individual da-

ta of patients into the CAD software.

The dental technician still requires di-

verse impressions of the patient situa-

tion (Fig. 8), if it was an advantage for

every restoration, the technician would

Fig. 2 Artex facebow in situ; facebow with Leipzig glabella und

3D condyle support in conjunction with the bite fork for determining

the cranium-axis relationship of the upper jaw

Fig. 3 Protrusion registration for determining the inclination of the

condyle guidance in the Artex CR from Amann Girrbach

Fig. 4 and 5 Laterotrusion registration left and right for deter

mining the Bennett angle right and left in the Artex CR

Fig. 1 Patient situation

before preparation of the

anterior teeth

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Fig. 4 Fig. 5