The accessory to ace Face bow records in clinical practice - Laser Levels assisted Face bow Records

Abstract

An accurate determination, recording and transfer of jaw relation records from patients to the articulator is essential for appropriate dental restoration function, facial appearance and maintenance of patient’s oral health.1An unsatisfactory and inaccurate record of maxilla-mandibular relationship will eventually lead to failure of the restoration or prosthesis. Facebow plays an integral part of this maxilla-mandibular relationship transfer from the patient mouth to that of the articulator. The use of facebows is emphasized in prosthodontic textbooks and is widely taught in dental schools, but is still perceived as a complex procedure by most students.2 This article attempts to discuss the utilization of a cross beam laser level as a simple accessory to simplify face bow use and to obtain a repeatable and reliable patient head position while recording jaw relations using face bows. The laser cross beam also serves the purpose of improving the accuracy and speed of making face bow records.