facebow

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Face-bow

Skull model fitted with a facebow

Etymology

face +‎ bow

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪsbəʊ/

Noun

facebow (plural facebows)

(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.

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