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needle point t. a t. of
mandibular movements made by means of a
device attached to the opposing arches; its shape resembles that of an arrowhead or a Gothic
arch, and when the instrument's marking
point is at the
apex of the
arch, the jaws are considered to be in
centric relation. SYN: arrow
point t., Gothic
arch t., Gothic arch,
stylus t..
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trac·ing 'trā-siŋ n a graphic record made by an instrument (as an electrocardiograph) that registers some movement
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trac·ing (trāsґing) 1. a record of movements of the mandible produced by a tracer; the shape of the tracing depends on the relative location of the marking point and the tracing plate, and the apex of a properly made tracing is considered to indicate the most retruded unstrained position of the mandible in relation to the maxilla (centric jaw relation). 2. cephalometric t.
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