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The point of this is that if it had been necessary to grind

the insides of any one of the clasps in order to get the casting to

fit
the

arm
model the single ball would drop through the clasp Proof that the
,

.
as
individual parts perfectly the whole means that the mouth the

fit

as

in
abutment teeth will not subject

be
the harmful stresses which turn

to
many poor fitting partial denture into orthodontic appliance

an
a

.
of
The factors that contributed the success this exacting test were

to
surveying surveying
on

an
careful accurate instrument the fundamental

,
casting accuracy the gold alloy the flexible strength which
of
charac

is
,
possible

go
teristic gold and which made well into the undercuts

to
of

it
the ball abutments and get good retention without danger

of
clasp
on

breakage
.

summary then the design any clasped partial denture must be

In

of
,

as
out
its
worked consideration function whole not

as
with of and

a
six
unrelated parts clasp case could not have succeeded
of

number The -
.
(

on
otherwise While correct positioning the individual clasp abut of of

its
.)

ment tooth necessary only part the problem Most important

is
it
is

is
,

be .
the requirement that the same relative positioning all

on
maintained
the abutment only one certain way accom

of
teeth involved There
is
.

plishing this and that instrument that will not only locate the
an

with
is

height tooth accurately but will produce the same

on
on of

contour each
,
all

as

result the abutments handling them unit

,

What Surveying
is

simplest terms surveying mechanical method

its

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to

is
,

obtaining height contour accurately The underlying mathemati

of

of
its

If .

cal principle not difficult understand vertical plane brought

to
is

is
a
.

into contact with curved surface they will touch the greatest bulge
at
,
a
or

convexity and nowhere else this curved surface should be rotated

If
.

against the vertical plane imaginary line representing the greatest

an
,

be

that surface will equator

of of

circumference the result The Earth

is
.

's
an

illustration such line

a

dental surveyor tool especially designed with dental dimensions

is
A

and requirements mind make easy contact tooth surfaces with

to

to
in

it

vertical plane practical equivalent

or

of

marker
its

the form carbon

in
,
a

. .

thus becomes possible register height contour directly

of

on

the tooth
It

to

the

the survey line equator

of
or

This that tooth that position

is

in

.
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illustrate the basic principal

us

surveying let
of
To

mount egg small

an
,

,
the

tilt top table the Ney Surveyor the upright posi

on

of

end down
In
,

tion the egg brought into contact with the marking carbon and rotated
is
,

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