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Relation of Gothic arch apex to dentist-assisted centric relation
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|January 1, 1980
Abstract:
These data suggest that the widely held belief that thumb pressure can position the mandible consistently more posterior than the position indicated by the Gothic arch apex is unfounded. Furthermore, this study provides no evidence to support the contention that the dentist-assisted jaw relation is more reproducible than the relation indicated by the Gothic arch apex.
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