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Technical Instructions Manual FACE-BOW AND ARTICULATOR www.bioart.com.br...
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The BIO-ART semi-adjustable articulators are Arcon type conventional equipment (models 4000-S, A7 Plus and A7 Fix) and Non-Arcon type model EVA. Therefore, the mounting technical procedures are the same for these articulators.
2 - STANDARD FACE-BOW REGISTRATION PROCEDURE 2.1 - DENTATE AND PARTIALLY DENTATE PATIENTS a) By using bite registration material (“godiva”, wax, among others) three points on the fork are made: one frontal point, in the exact centre of the fork, and two points at the back, one at each semi-arch of the fork (fig.1).
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(fig. 12). f) When using the articulator model 4000-S, record the approximate intercondylar distance, whose reading is taken on the front edge of the face-bow Standard. The three FIG.
g) Loosen the wing nut of the nosepiece and remove the nazion relator assembly from the face-bow. Then, loosen the central wing nut of the face-bow and hold the cross bar of the bow at the same time the patient opens the mouth slowly, removing the whole set carefully (fig.
(small, medium, large), when FIG. 21 the mounting is carried out with the Articulator Model 4000-S. For the other articulators models, it must be ignored. 3.1.1 Articulator Model 4000-S a) Fix the condylar elements into the lower frame holes according to the patient's registration (1, 2 and 3) made with the face-bow.
3.1.2 - Articulator Model A7 Plus To facilitate the mounting of the casts, adjust the Condylar Guides angles at 30º and the Bennet at 0º (fig. 29 and 30). Then push back the upper part of the central lock until feel the “click” (locked position fig.
3.2.1 Standard face-bow The Standard face-bow should only be used with the articulator model 2000, 4000-S and 5000. It should not be used with the EVA Fix and EVA Plus models. a) Fix the face-bow Standard to the upper frame of the articulator by fitting the earpiece holes on the small pins located on the external edge of the condylar guide (fig.
3.3 - INTEROCCLUSAL REGISTRATION To set up the mandibular (lower) cast in the articulator, you should have a record correlating the upper and lower dental arches, according to the purpose of the mounting, in one of the following ways: Maximum Intercuspation (MI); Centric Relation (CR);...
d) Make sure the condylar elements are duly positioned and close the lower frame until the Incisal guide pin touches the Incisal table. Afterwards, fasten the articulator frames using rubber bands to prevent possible distortion occurred by the plaster expansion (fig. 59) Note: The sides of the mounting plates, which are in FIG.
5 - SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE STANDARD FACE-BOW 5.1 - STANDARD FACE-BOW The Bio-Art Standard model is simple and easy to work with. It has manually tightened wing nuts to fix the fork, eliminating the inconvenient use of the key. In this model, the registration of...
Before using the articulator and face-bow, the professional should check the instrument for possible damage, distortion of the incisal pin, face-bow's parallelism, proper centricity of the incisal pin in relation to the lower frame, etc. Should any abnormality be found, Bio-Art's Technical assistance or Authorized Representative should be contacted immediately.
GUARANTEE Bio-Art Equipamentos Odontológicos Ltda., grants 1 year warranty, starting from the date of the device purchase (invoice). The warranty is carried out exclusively by the authorized distributor and includes any manufacturing defect, being provided through the repairing of the product and subjected to the following requirements: •...
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