“…This strong consistency might be the result of a better subject "deprogramming" procedure prior to the CR record registration. Numerous scientific publications (21,26,32,(33)(34)(35)(36) have pointed out that bimanual mandibular manipulation with anterior deprogrammer is one of the most reliable and reproducible methods of determining CR in dentistry. However, there are also scientific publications that oppose this finding, as the one conducted by Paixão et al (37).…”