acquired centric relation

cen·tric jaw re·la·tion

, centric relation

1. the most retruded physiologic relation of the mandible to the maxillae to and from which the individual can make lateral movements; it is a condition that can exist at various degrees of jaw separation, and it occurs around the terminal hinge axis;
See also: eccentric relation.

2. the most posterior relation of the mandible to the maxillae at the established vertical relation
See also: eccentric relation.

Synonym(s): median retruded relation, median relation

ac·quired cen·tric re·la·tion

(ă-kwīrd sentrik rĕ-lāshŭn)

Relationship of the maxilla and the mandible that is not centric, although teeth are in contact.

acquired centric relation (sen´trik),

n See relation, centric, and relation, jaw, eccentric.