Skip Navigation and Go To Content

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Patients with appointments scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21, and the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 22, will be rescheduled. Employees, residents, and students should visit inside.uth.edu/dentistry for information regarding campus activities. Visit uthealthhoustonemergency.org for operational updates from the Arctic blast.

Hollander “Centriculator” Articulator

Designed By:
Samuel, Lloyd N., and Ralph F. Hollander

Manufactured By:
The Ransom and Randolph Company, Toledo , Ohio.

US Patent:
Unknown

Description:

The “Centriculator” is simply a sturdy holding device with ease of access for the fabrication of complete dentures. The movement of the upper cast holder is vertical only and was intended to maintain centric relation of the dentures

 

Dr. Edgar N. Starcke's articles in the Journal of Prosthodontics have more information on the history of articulators.