Amann Girrbach Artex CR: Analog Articulation in a Digital Workflow
Amann Girrbach describes Artex CR as an Arcon design with protrusion, retrusion, immediate side shift, and distraction adjustments. The value comes from a controlled transfer and programming process, not from owning the articulator alone.
Standardize the starting position
Reproducible centric lets the technician return to a defined position while mounting, checking, and adjusting a case. That helps separate a real occlusal problem from handling variation.
The records used to mount and program the articulator must be captured, labeled, and transferred consistently. A precise articulator cannot correct an inaccurate jaw relation or a mismatched case record.
Connect analog and virtual
The Artex ecosystem includes virtual articulation and transfer options. Decide whether the case remains physical, moves through a virtual articulator, or uses both for design and verification.
Document the transfer method, articulator settings, scan relationship, software system, and responsibility for programming. Test the complete chain with a known case before relying on it for complex production.
Use patient movement selectively
Not every case needs the same level of functional recording. The indication, restorative extent, symptoms, opposing condition, and treatment plan determine which records matter.
Where movement data is used, verify that the capture method and software can transfer the required values. Avoid creating a sophisticated dataset that the downstream design process does not actually consume.
Build the bench protocol
Define cleaning, calibration or verification where applicable, mounting, centric lock use, programming, documentation, storage, and handoff. Keep accessory and plate systems matched.
Dentcore carries Artex CR and supporting components. The final functional records and clinical decisions remain case-specific.