Articulator Selection in Restorative Dentistry

Attending this course will help delegates:

Comprehend how the articulator replicates mandibular movements
Realize how the articulator reproduces tooth to tooth relationships
Appreciate the limitations of each type of articulator
Describe the errors we could introduce with each articulator type
Consider how condylar position impacts upon tooth interference contacts
Realize how reducing the condylar inclination produces negative errors
Understand why reducing the progressive/ immediate side shift introduces negative errors
Discuss how articulator programming influences cusp: efficiency, aesthetics and stability
Introduce the concept of the ‘terminal hinge axis’ (THA)
Establish how the face bow transfers the THA/ maxilla -relationship to the articulator
Evaluate the types of face bow available and categorize their accuracy

By the time the delegates has completed this course will:

Illustrate how the jaw relationships are transferred to the articulator
Fabricate a bite registration around RAP
Demonstrate the protocol for face bow recording
Produce registrations for lateral and protrusive excursions
Mount study casts to the articulator using the face bow and bite recordings
Programme the articulator using the ‘check bites’
Understand how inaccuracies can be introduced by poor check bite recording
Appreciate the curve of the articular eminence is represented by a straight line on the articulator
Realise the Bennet movement is represented on the articulator by the immediate side shift

09:00 – 10:30	Articulators seminar
10:30 – 10:45	Discussions
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45	Articulators seminar continued
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Hands-on practical: Mounting models & setting articulators
16:00 – 16:15	Discussions
16:15 – 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00	Case review & discussion