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Accuracy of recording horizontal condylar inclination and Bennett angle with the Cadiax compact ®
Author(s) -
Celar A. G.,
Tamaki K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00951.x
Subject(s) - articulator , hinge , condyle , optics , orthodontics , mathematics , geometry , physics , medicine , classical mechanics
SUMMARY This study assessed the accuracy of an electronic hinge axis tracing device (Cadiax compact ® ) in measuring the horizontal condylar inclination (HCI) and the Bennett angle. The hinge axis movements were simulated with an articulator to which the hinge axis tracer was attached. On the articulator the pre‐set HCI values were 20°, 40° and 60°, the pre‐set Bennett angles were 0°, 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°. The maximum measuring errors ranged from 0 to 3·4° (in average 1·2°) and yielded statistically significant differences between articulator setting and Cadiax compact measurement ( P < 0·05) except the HCI of 40° and the Bennett angle of 0°. Because of the small range of the maximum measuring error the Cadiax compact represented reasonable accuracy for clinical application in anterior guidance restorations.