West China Journal of Stomatology

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The controversy of routine articulator mounting in orthodontics

Wang Li, Han Xianglong, Bai Ding.   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Dept. of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Online:2013-06-01 Published:2013-06-01

Abstract:

Articulators have been widely used by clinicians of dentistry. But routine articulator mounting is still controversial in orthodontics. Orthodontists oriented by gnathology approve routine articulator mounting while nongna-thologic orthodontists disapprove it. This article reviews the thoughts of orthodontist that they agree or disagree with routine articulator mounting based on the considerations of biting, temporomandibular disorder(TMD), periodontitis, and so on.

Key words: articulator, orthodontics, gnathology