Articulator and articulator auxiliary device

An articulator scanning system comprising

• (i) an articulator comprising
• a maxillary member having a first retention plate and
• a mandibular member having a second retention plate,
• wherein the maxillary and mandibular members are connected to each other via condylar articulations,
• a maxillary adaptor having a third retention plate below the first retention plate and attachable or attached to the first retention plate of the maxillary member and a mandibular adaptor having a fourth retention plate above the second retention plate and attachable or attached to the second retention plate of the mandibular member,
• a maxillary alignment member form-fittingly connected to the maxillary adaptor and a mandibular alignment member form-fittingly connected to the mandibular adaptor,
• wherein the maxillary and mandibular alignment members abut each other and are automatically alignable against each other and are alignable to grooves and form-fittingly engaging protrusions,
• scanning members or indicators disposed on or at the alignment member or members for indication of an arrangement resulting from the alignment members and the adaptors aligned in a vertical alignment, and
• wherein a relative position of the arrangement in relation to the articulator (10) is detectable via a scanner, and
• (ii) a scanner,
• wherein the scanner comprises a mounting area that is compatible to the maxillary adaptor and/or the mandible adaptor and
• wherein an arrangement of alignment members and adaptors is storable in or at the scanner for scanning.