face bow

or face·bow

[ boh ]
/ boʊ /

noun Dentistry.

a device for determining the relationship of the maxillae to the mandibular joint.

Origin of face bow

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby face bow

Medical definitions for face-bow

face-bow
[ fāsbō′ ]

n.

A caliperlike device used in dentistry to record the relationship of the jaws to the temporomandibular joints.