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

Simple PGA

Initial Adjustment

Anterior interference

Smoothed out with Posterior guides

Another initial trial

Early Adjustment

More refined

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!!!