Rationale For Development; Benefits And Features - Denar Slidematic Manuel D'utilisation

I. Rationale for Development
Based on in-depth analysis of the face-
bows on the market engineers in con-
junction with several leading clinicians
and educators prepared a list of criteria
for the development of this new facebow.
The Slidematic Facebow was designed to
satisfy the following requirements:
• An accurate earbow that moves straight
horizontally for different facial widths,
unlike the caliper type that moves off
the vertical axis.
• A minimal number of parts and finger
screws to permit a facebow registration
to be taken in less time.
II. Benefits and Features
Facebow Transfer
The facebow transfer procedure estab-
lishes the relationship of the maxillary
dentition to the horizontal reference plane
so that the maxillary cast may be mounted
on the articulator in the correct anatomi-
cal position. The Slidematic Facebow pro-
vides a fast, easy and extremely accurate
means of transferring the proper anatomi-
cal relationship to the articulator.

Benefits and Features

• The precision manufacturing of the
unique "speed-slide" gear mechanism
makes it very easy to assemble the bow
on the patient.
• The right and left arms of the measur-
ing bow are geared to precise equidis-
tant movement from the center of the
bow.
• The scale on the measuring bow rep-
resents the patient's intercondylar
distance (not the interbow distance)
for ease in setting articulators having
this adjustment.
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• The ability to send the bitefork assem-
bly (without the measuring bow) to the
laboratory, preventing damage to the
bow in transit.
• Ease of mounting the maxillary cast
by not having to transfer the measuring
bow to the articulator.
• The capability of taking multiple face-
bow records at the lowest possible cost
through the use of only one measuring
bow and different bitefork assembly for
each case.
• The Slidematic Facebow can be used
on all Denar articulators. It also adapts
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for use with Whip Mix
articulators.
• The bow uses the external auditory
meatus reference point for determining
the arbitrary hinge axis location.
• The built-in reference pointer aligns
the bow with the horizontal reference
plane.
• The built-in sight can be used to view
the anterior reference point.
• The measuring bow should not be mount-
ed on the articulator during the transfer
procedure. The bow, when detached
from the vertical shaft, can be used again
immediately with the additional transfer
jigs (vertical shaft, bitefork assembly and
articulator index). In this manner, the
maxillary casts may be mounted at any
time.
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