face-bow
noun Dentistry.
a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
Also, face·bow.
Origin:
1935–40
1935–40
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face-bow (fās'bō')
n.
A caliperlike device used in dentistry to record the relationship of the jaws to the temporomandibular joints.
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