needlepoint tracing


nee·dle·point trac·ing

a tracing 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. Synonym(s): arrow point tracing, gothic arch tracing, gothic arch, stylus tracing

in·tra·o·ral trac·ing

(intră-ōrăl trāsing) A drawing of mandibular movements using a device attached to the opposing arches; its shape resembles that of an arrowhead or a pointed (i.e., Gothic) arch; when the instrument's marking point is at the apex of the arch, the jaws are considered to be in centric relation.
Synonym(s): arrow point tracing, Gothic arch tracing, Gothic arch, needlepoint tracing, stylus tracing.