Mounting the articulator
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5 Mounting the articulator
The CADIAX system uses the axis-orbital-plane as reference plane for recordings and for transferring the
jaw position into the articulator (refer to chapter "The reference coordinate system "). For reasons re-
lated to construction, the side arms of the face bows will be parallel to that plane when the anterior face
bow height is 22 mm. The side arms of the anatomical face bows are always congruent to that plane.
In the articulator, the plane is described by the right and left hinge axis point and the contact plane of
the incisal table.
This ensures that, when the upper jaw model is transferred into the articulator using the face bow, the
calculated values will match the actual settings of the articulator's condylar housings. For transferring
the model position, a bite fork is attached to the face bow via a freely movable 3D joint support. An im-
pression of the upper jaw teeth is taken and replicated with the plaster models in a transfer stand or dir-
ectly in the articulator.
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