Category: Lab Process | Difficulty: Advanced | Priority: Nice-to-know | Subcategory: Occlusal Concept
The imaginary axis around which the mandible rotates in the sagittal plane during pure hinge movement (terminal hinge movement), located through both condylar heads.
The imaginary line around which your lower jaw rotates like a hinge, used as a reference point for bite analysis and lab work.
[[facebow; centric relation; articulator]]
Arbitrary hinge axis transfer is used clinically; kinematic hinge axis locators are used for full-mouth rehab.
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