In dentistry, centric relation is the mandibular jaw position in which the head of the condyle is situated as far anteriorly and superiorly as it possibly can within the mandibular fossa/glenoid fossa. It is defined as, `The maxillo-mandibular relationship in which the condyles articulate with the thinnest avascular portion of their respective di....
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the relationship of the maxillary arch to the mandibular arch when the condyle is in its most retracted position.
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<anatomy, dentistry> The location of the maxillary and the mandibular condyles when they are in their most posterior and superior positions in their fossae of the temporomandibular joint. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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centric jaw relation the position of the mandible in which the condyles are in the rearmost uppermost position in the fossae of the temporomandibular joint. Called also terminal hinge position.
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