Virtual facebow technique using standardized background images.

The procedure described provides a novel and accessible virtual facebow transfer based on standardized photographs loaded in the virtual articulator module of a computer-assisted design and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD-CAM) software program for dental applications. The practical application of the technique in a digital workflow is the correct alignment of the digital maxillary cast to the virtual articulator with respect to the patient's planes and the skin markings of the condylar axis.