HOW TO USE A HANAU ARTICULATOR

A Hanau articulator is used by dentists, orthodontists, of a patient's teeth and key jaw measurements. These

teachers and dental technicians to create accurate casts casts are then used to design and create custom-made

crowns, bridges and splint fabrications. They're also used for presentations and as an aid for orthognathic surgery, a type of surgery to correct teeth and jaw disorders. You can easily adjust the Hanau articulator to mimic the anatomical function and movement of a patient's teeth and jaw without the need of plaster casts or expensive equipment.

Instructions
stem of the spring-bow application. The spring-bow application is designed to take measurements of the patient's teeth and jaw.

Transfer the measurements you recorded with the spring-bow to the Hanau articulator.

guidance member is designed to simulate the upper section of the jaw and the condyle section is designed to mimic the lower jaw section. Use the measurements you mechanism by sliding and inclining the condylar track incline the track as required and tighten the thumbscrews again.

collected in step 1. You can adjust the condylar guidance as necessary. To adjust, loosen the thumbscrews, slide or

Attach the casts you made in step 1 to the upper and lower cast frames. Mix 2 milliliters of liquid to 6 grams of pantacrylic into a paste and spread over the dentures of the lower cast. Close down the articulator so both

casts join, simulating the movement of a bite, and hold for about 5 minutes until the acrylic mix has set.

Record all the adjustments and measurements you made for future reference. Also record the serial number of the Hanau articulator.