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face bow

[boh]
–noun Dentistry.
a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.
Also, facebow.


Origin:
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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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