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Equipment and Supplies > Dental Equipment > Dental Articulators
Health Occupations > Dentistry > Dental Equipment > Dental Articulators

Preferred term

Dental Articulators  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Mechanical devices that simulate the temporomandibular joints and jaws to which maxillary and mandibular casts are attached. The entire assembly attempts to reproduce the movements of the mandible and the various tooth-to-tooth relationships that accompany those movements.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Articulator, Dental
  • Articulators, Dental
  • Dental Articulator

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HHSZTDL9-X

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