Estudo do movimento de Bennett [Title in english no available]

Abstract

Forty patients, twenty female and twenty male were selected, from a individual group. All the selected patients had twenty six teeth or more. lndividual alginate impressions were takenin the upper and lower arches. After each individual impression had taken, an índividual hinge axis procedure was effectived with a kinematic face bow. Determined the hínge axis each patient was tatued and a arbitrary face - bow was used to mount the upper cast in the gnathothesíometer. The lower cast was related to upper cast throught a centric relation registration (individual). Mounted both casts (upper and lower) in the instrument, two laterals bite registration were taken (one rigth, one left) on the patient and transfered to the gnatho-thesíometer for measurements. The results showed that Bennett moviment, occurred in 1,5 mm average and thus was related to an intimate occlusal scheme for each patient.