opened about 2 millimeters from the established vertical dimension, using a fluid material like quick-set plaster or polyvinylsiloxane. You should never use the word“ bite” when recording centric relation because people are so used to protruding their jaw when they incise or bite something off. Avoid the commonly used method“ put your tongue back in your throat and close up” method. It is quite easy to protrude your jaw with your tongue back in the throat and this procedure usually displaces the mandibular trial base or occlusion rim. Good luck recording centric jaw relation now that you can appreciate how valuable and important a position it is. Centric relation is relatively easy to locate and record on the majority of patients. Utilizing it should add to the success of your practice.
J. B. Woelfel Emeritus Editors-in-Chief
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