Abstract: The jaw can be moved directly forward or backward; up and down, a pure hinge motion; a rotary movement on a vertical axis through one of the condyles; and rotation on a transverse axis passing from side to side through the mandibular or inferior dental foramina. To simulate the movement of the mandible can be achieved using a kinematics analysis of upper joints.
The jaw can move directly forward or backward; up and down, a pure hinge motion; a rotary movement on a vertical axis through one of the condyles; and rotation on a transversal axis passing from side to side through the mandibular or inferior dental foramina.