Dental Articulator Instrument Quiz
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Which type of dental articulator is able to simulate jaw movements in a fully adjustable manner?

  • Simple hinge articulators (Class I)
  • Digital computerized articulator programming
  • Semi-adjustable condylar path articulators (Class III) (correct)
  • Mean value or Fixed condylar path articulators (Class II)

    • What is the function of a dental articulator in denture remounting after processing for correction of occlusal disharmony?

  • To allow work on prosthetic steps in the absence of the patient
  • To maintain jaw relations record during setting-up of teeth (correct)
  • To represent the temporo-mandibular joints and jaw members
  • To simulate some or all mandibular movements

    • What is the definition of condylar path in relation to a dental articulator?

  • The path traversed by condyle in relation to the articular eminence when the patient's mandible is moved either in protrusive or in the lateral direction from centric relation (correct)
  • The absence of the patient during prosthetic steps
  • The ability to simulate jaw movements in a fully adjustable manner
  • The mechanical instrument that represents the temporo-mandibular joints and jaw members

    • Which type of dental articulator allows work on most prosthetic steps in the absence of the patient, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and waxing-up of dentures?

    <p>Simple hinge articulators (Class I)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What function does a digital computerized articulator programming serve in dentistry?

    <p>Simulate some or all mandibular movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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