Gamma CADIAX 4 A, Operating Instructions Manual

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The average angle values of the curves that have
been selected for articulator calculation. The retrusive
angles are measured on the rotating working side of
the mediotrusion curves. The suffix character denotes
the quadrant of the coordinate system in which the
retrusion movement takes place (refer to chapter
"Retrusion direction
").
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The recommended settings for programming the sagit-
tal condylar inclination (SCI) on the articulator.
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The recommended settings for programming the
transversal condylar inclination (TCI, also referred
to as "Bennett") on the articulator.
Please note that the different types of articulators provide a varying degree of adjustability, meaning that
the number of tables as well as their content is dependent on the selected type of articulator. Most ar-
ticulators are adjustable at least in regards to the inclination of the sagittal and transversal condylar
guidance. Some fully-adjustable articulators, such as the Reference SL, additionally provide multiple in-
serts for adapting the shape of the condylar guidance path to the patient's actual movement. Further,
some articulators allow programming the immediate side shift of the Bennett movement (ISS; refer to
chapter "Immediate side shift (ISS)
"). The ISS threshold used for this purpose can be configured in
the calculation options.
All settings are calculated starting at the origin of the coordinate system and up to the 3rd , 5th , and
10th millimeter of condylography excursion. Depending on which part of the movement is to be repro-
duced in the articulator, the condylar elements have to be programmed with the appropriate values. This
is especially important for the wax-up procedure, as a condylography curve's initial curvature can differ
significantly from its entire curvature and an incorrect setting can therefore lead to entirely different
movement paths of the dental cusps.
If multiple inserts for altering the shape of the condylar path are available for selection, the application
will calculate the settings for each of them and indicate the best-fitting insert using bold font and a pre-
fixed dot, for example:
•67° . All displayed angle values are generally limited to the mechanical adjust-
ment range of the selected articulator.
4.2.1.1 Retrusion direction
Depending on the quadrant of the coordinate system in which a retrusion movement takes place, the fol-
lowing designations are used:
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r A retrusive movement in the posterior, upper
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