Dental Articulator and Mounting Process

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What type of articulator can accept both horizontal and lateral records?

Class II articulator

Simple hinge articulator

Class I articulator

Fully-adjustable articulator (correct)

What is the primary function of a Class I articulator?

Accept horizontal and lateral records

Produce eccentric movements

Maintain correct horizontal and vertical relationship (correct)

Adjust the condylar guidance

Which instrument is used in the laboratory to convert static information obtained from casts into a dynamic form?

Condylar guidance

Occlusal rims

Articulator (correct)

Bases

Which component of an articulator is intended to produce articulator movement similar to that of the condyle path in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?

Condylar guidance Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Class II articulators from Class III articulators?

Fixed condylar path angle Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of an articulator in dental laboratory procedures?

Act as a patient Signup and view all the answers

What does the articulator simulate during dental procedures?

All possible mandibular movements Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is specific to mean value articulators?

30°-40° condylar path angle Signup and view all the answers

Why should the cast be easily removed and attached to the articulator without losing their relationship?

To establish static oral information Signup and view all the answers

What defines the angle formed between a line drawn through the incisal edges of the maxillary and mandibular incisors and the horizontal plane?

Incisal path angle Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What type of articulator can accept both horizontal and lateral records?

What is the primary function of a Class I articulator?

Which instrument is used in the laboratory to convert static information obtained from casts into a dynamic form?

Which component of an articulator is intended to produce articulator movement similar to that of the condyle path in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?

What distinguishes Class II articulators from Class III articulators?

What is the primary function of an articulator in dental laboratory procedures?

What does the articulator simulate during dental procedures?

Which characteristic is specific to mean value articulators?

Why should the cast be easily removed and attached to the articulator without losing their relationship?

What defines the angle formed between a line drawn through the incisal edges of the maxillary and mandibular incisors and the horizontal plane?

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