Avaliação da angulação do sulco de trabalho de dentes artificiais em relação ao plano de orientação e ao eixo de rotação vertical de lateralidade da mandíbula no articulador

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Introduction – In prosthetic rehabilitation, occlusion and mandibular movements are closely linked. Harmony between these factors is essential for treatment success. Therefore, the present study proposes to evaluate the degree of coincidence of the working groove angulation from the artificial mandibular first molar, when positioned on the arch, with the trajectory traced by the mesio-palatal cuspid from the maxillary first molar during mandibular lateral translation determined by the vertical axis rotation in a semi-adjustable articulator. Material and Methods – To identify this trajectory, it was utilized a graphical editing program. It was possible to evaluate digital images from artificial teeth mounted on wax for mandibular complete dentures, and their respective orientation planes positioned on the articulator. Through these images, the author located the working groove from the mandibular first molar (A), the trajectory described by the mesio-palatal cuspid from the maxillary first molar considering the vertical axis rotation at the center of the condilar spheres (B), and the perpendicular to the tangent of orientation plane (C). Results and Conclusions – Thus, the angle between A-C and the angle between A-B were measured. The results showed some cases where A coincided with C. In the remaining cases, the angulation displayed low mean values, illustrating that the mounting of artificial teeth followed the parameters adopted for the orientation plane according to the proposed technique. The coincidence between A and B was not observed, indicating that, during the lateral translation movement in the articulator, there is interference in the trajectory of the maxillary first molar mesio-palatal cuspid.