3000 Series Articulator and Quick Mount Face-Bow ... - Whip Mix

Fig. 38
Have the patient close into a position of maximum
intercuspation and verify relative tooth position noted
earlier. The maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth
will automatically create “cuspal indents” in the
registration material.
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Maintain this position while the elastomer is setting. Remove
and examine the maximum intercuspation wax record for:
a. The presence of adequate cuspal indents.
b. The absence of perforation, and/or soft
tissue contact.
Lateral Records
Trim a wax record to the size of the centric relation record
(refer to Section on Centric Relation Record).
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The thickness on the non-working side may have to be
increased to achieve “cuspal indents” of the posterior teeth
when the mandible has moved 4–6 mm laterally from the
centric relation position. Observe the interocclusal space
with the mandible in this position and use some of the
previously trimmed excess wax to build up the required
thickness if necessary.
Warm the wax record in water until the tooth-contacting
edges are soft enough to offer no resistance, then position
the wax record against the maxillary posterior teeth. Do not
press the record against the teeth or you may perforate the
thin record.
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