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Does one articulator meet the needs of both fixed and removable prosthodontics? 1985

D E Smith

A survey to determine the type of articulators used in teaching fixed and removable prosthodontics in the 59 United States dental schools was conducted. Of 115 questionnaires mailed, 104 responses were received. The following observations resulted from analysis of the questionnaire. Of the 81 articulators used in fixed and removable prosthodontics, 65 (76.5%) were of the arcon design. The most common articulators used were the Whip-Mix (16 schools), the Hanau 158 (14 schools), the Hanau 96 H-2 (13 schools), and the Denar Mark II (11 schools). The most common articulators used in fixed prosthodontic programs were the Whip-Mix (16) and the Denar Mark II (11), while the most common articulators for removable prosthodontics were the Hanau 158 (14) and the Hanau 96 H-2 (13). Twenty-two schools issued two articulators of different design, and three schools issued two articulators of the same design. The outstanding difference in requirements for fixed and removable prosthodontic teaching programs was that those in fixed prosthodontics desired an articulator in which the maxillary and mandibular members could be separated, while those in removable prosthodontics did not.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011476	Prosthodontics	A dental specialty concerned with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing TEETH and related structures by artificial devices or DENTAL PROSTHESES.	Dentistry, Prosthetic,Prosthetic Dentistry
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003725	Dental Articulators	Mechanical devices that simulate the temporomandibular joints and jaws to which maxillary and mandibular casts are attached. The entire assembly attempts to reproduce the movements of the mandible and the various tooth-to-tooth relationships that accompany those movements.	Articulators,Articulator, Dental,Articulators, Dental,Dental Articulator,Articulator
D003748	Dental Equipment	The nonexpendable items used by the dentist or dental staff in the performance of professional duties. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p106)	Equipment, Dental,Dental Equipments,Equipments, Dental
D003779	Denture Design	The plan, delineation, and location of actual structural elements of dentures. The design can relate to retainers, stress-breakers, occlusal rests, flanges, framework, lingual or palatal bars, reciprocal arms, etc.	Denture Designs,Design, Denture,Designs, Denture
D003824	Denture, Complete	A denture replacing all natural teeth and associated structures in both the maxilla and mandible.	Complete Denture,Complete Dentures,Dentures, Complete
D003830	Denture, Partial, Fixed	A partial denture attached to prepared natural teeth, roots, or implants by cementation.	Fixed Bridge,Fixed Partial Denture,Pontic,Bridge, Fixed,Bridges, Fixed,Denture, Fixed Partial,Dentures, Fixed Partial,Fixed Bridges,Fixed Partial Dentures,Partial Denture, Fixed,Partial Dentures, Fixed,Pontics
D003832	Denture, Partial, Removable	A partial denture designed and constructed to be removed readily from the mouth.	Removable Partial Denture,Denture, Removable Partial,Dentures, Removable Partial,Partial Denture, Removable,Partial Dentures, Removable,Removable Partial Dentures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.