In this video Dr. Lee Ann Brady discusses why we take facebow records and how to capture them on the SAM and KaVo systems. Have you ever heard facebow registrations aren't necessary. Facebows can be used functionally to capture the position of the maxillary occlusal plane relative to hinge axis, as well as it's orientation to all planes of space. A facebow registration adds a level of accuracy to the evaluation of and work done on models of your patient.