Abstract
Fabrication of an Anterior Deprogramming and Mounting Device using a Vacuum Thermo-moulded Sheet
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Fabrication of an anterior deprogramming and mounting device using a vacuum thermo-moulded sheet
From Volume 52, Issue 3, March 2025 | Pages 219-220
Article
The significance of anterior bite stops in locating centric relation primarily lies in their efficiency as muscle deprogrammers.1 Deprogramming is attained by the separation of posterior teeth to hinder the influence of deflective posterior interferences on the musculature.2 This helps in the relaxation of lateral pterygoid muscles, resulting in complete seating of the condyles against the articular eminence in centric relation.2
Several methods have been described in the literature to achieve muscle deprogramming, such as using leaf gauges made from mylar strips as well as panoramic radiographic films, directly fabricated anterior deprogramming devices and lucia jigs.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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