Dr. Henry M. Tanner Occlusal Appliances with a Posterior Guidance. Photos from his library! 1950’s through 2004
Cross arch balance
Display for observation
“THE” L. D. Pankey Institute 1974 Henry Tanner, Jim Zucarillo, L. D. Pankey, John Anderson, Loren Miller
Simple PGA
Initial Adjustment
Anterior interference
Smoothed out with Posterior guides
Another initial trial
Early Adjustment
More refined
Near finalization
In the mouth
Another splint, all balancing guides
So, what is a centrum? A central point of contact surrounded by a fully balanced area of function. Look at the white dot, not the ink!!!