Condylar Guide Inclination Recorded by Checkbite Method

The checkbite technique, which is one of the methods of recording the condylar guide inclination, is simple and easy, so it is commonly used with semiadjustable articulators. In this report, we recorded the lateral condylar guide inclination using the wax checkbite method with six dentulous subjects on Tsubone's articulator in order to discuss the precise degree of wax checkbite records. The wax checkbite method was found to be effective. The lateral and sagittal condylar guide inclinations therefore were recorded with eighty edentulous patients whose dentures were constructed using Tsubone's articulator. The relationship of the lateral and sagittal condylar guide inclinations and these inclinations by age were compared. Results were summarized as follows : 1) The wax was evenly softened, the amount of the condylar rod movement on the articulator was limited to 5 mm, and patients were made sure this relation. Giving attention to the above, we could accurately measure the condylar guide inclination. 2) The sagittal condylar guide inclination of the right side was 21.8 ± 6.7°, and that of the left side was 22.4 ± 5.3°. The lateral condylar guide inclination of the right side was 22.3 ± 5.3°, and that of the left side was 22.1 ± 5.9°. 3) The sagittal and lateral condylar guide inclinations that were recorded from eighty edentulous patients have no significant differences. 4) No significant differences were noted between the right side and left side condylar guide inclinations. 5) The sagittal and lateral condylar guide inclinations according to the ages were compared, and no significant differences were noted.