Denture articulator - photo

[Altair]

Denture articulator.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...r_fullsize.jpg



Previously:

Orthodontic band shaping tool - GIF
Filling a tooth - GIF
Dental camera and scanner - GIF
Antique dental pelican for tooth extraction - photo and video
Jawbone drill - photo

[nova_robotics]

Is this anatomically accurate? Do our jaws really pivot that far back? Or is there a perspective issue with the camera?

[desbromilow]

Is this anatomically accurate? Do our jaws really pivot that far back? Or is there a perspective issue with the camera?

would think so, mine pivot just in front of my ears, and most skulls (halloween decorations) can show you where the lower jaw pivots

[nova_robotics]

would think so, mine pivot just in front of my ears, and most skulls (halloween decorations) can show you where the lower jaw pivots

I was trying to measure it with my fingers. I ballparked about 1.5" from my last molars to the joint, just in front of my ear. The picture looked much longer to me.