central-bearing device

cen·tral-bear·ing de·vice

in dentistry, a device that provides a central point of bearing, or support, between upper and lower record bases; it consists of a contacting point that is attached to one base and a plate attached to the other that provides the surface on which the bearing point rests or moves.

cen·tral-bear·ing de·vice

(sentrăl-bering dĕ-vīs) In dentistry, device that provides a central point of bearing, or support, between upper and lower record bases; consists of a contacting point attached to one base and plate attached to the other that provides surface on which bearing point rests or moves.