THE VIRTUAL FACEBOW A DIGITAL COMPANION TO IMPLANTOLOGY

Author: Dr. Les Kalman

Abstract

"The Virtual Facebow has been developed as an open-source tablet app that provides an alternative to the conventional facebow for the mounting of casts to an articulator. The Virtual Facebow implements several design features to prevent and minimize errors, provide accurate mounting and reinforce the anatomical considerations associated with articulators. The Virtual Facebow is an effective, efficient and accessible digital companion to dental implant diagnoses and treatment planning. To support proper mounting of patient casts, a face bow, which aligns the maxilla to relative facial planes, can be utilized. Errors in the utilization of the facebow, or complete lack thereof, create critical errors in diag noses and treatment planning that become magnified in the design and delivery of implant prosthetics.

The Virtual Facebow has been developed as a digital substitute to the analogue facebow to address the shortcomings."

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