MedEdPORTAL (Mar 2015)
Gothic Arch Method to Establish Centric Relation
Abstract
Abstract This video was created to enhance students' visual and conceptual ability in their complete denture course to see and relate clinically a different method of maxillo-mandibular recording relations in complete denture fabrication related to this patient visit. The material was also designed as a video review to compensate for the time between initial instruction and clinical application with patients. The authors created this 7-minute video file for students learning the use of the central bearing device as well as for practitioners interested in this type of maxillo-mandibular recordings. This method of making centric relation registration with eccentric movement is very informative for students' understanding of fundamental occlusal theory and its application to the treatment of edentulous/dentate patients. The centric relation gothic arch instructor guide and video can be used for formal instruction by faculty in dental courses, independent study/review by dental students prior to patient care, formal instruction in continuing dental education courses for general practitioners, and faculty calibration of student instructions.
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