A computer-implemented method for manufacturing an articulated dental model for a patient, comprising receiving digital data indicating a spatial relationship between a virtual representation of a hinge axis of the patient's jaw and a first virtual model of a dentition of the patient, wherein the first virtual model comprises a first virtual tooth model of a first dentition of the patient and a second virtual tooth model of a second dentition of the patient, wherein the first and second dentitions correspond to opposing jaws of the patient, wherein the first virtual tooth model corresponds to a first physical tooth model to be mounted on a first arm of an articulator, and wherein the second virtual tooth model corresponds to a second physical tooth model to be mounted on a second arm of the articulator, wherein the articulator comprises the first arm and the second arm hingedly mounted to the articulator, and wherein the articulator is configured to provide rotational movement between the first and second arms by rotating about a hinge axis of the articulator; determining a first adaptor configured to attach to the first arm of the articulator and to mount the first physical tooth model corresponding to the first virtual tooth model; and determining a second adaptor configured to attach to the second arm of the articulator and to mount the second physical tooth model corresponding to the second virtual tooth model, wherein the first and second adaptors are selected such that, when the first and second adaptors are attached to the first and second arms of the articulator, and the first and second physical tooth models are mounted on the first and second adaptors, and when the articulator is rotated about the hinge axis to cause the first and second physical tooth models to approach each other, the first and second physical tooth models are arranged to correspond in each of six degrees of freedom to the spatial relationship indicated by the digital data. receiving digital data indicating a spatial relationship between a virtual representation of a hinge axis of the patient's jaw and a first virtual model of a dentition of the patient, wherein the first virtual model comprises a first virtual tooth model of a first dentition of the patient and a second virtual tooth model of a second dentition of the patient, wherein the first and second dentitions correspond to opposing jaws of the patient, wherein the first virtual tooth model corresponds to a first physical tooth model to be mounted on a first arm of an articulator, and wherein the second virtual tooth model corresponds to a second physical tooth model to be mounted on a second arm of the articulator, wherein the articulator comprises the first arm and the second arm hingedly mounted to the articulator, and wherein the articulator is configured to provide rotational movement between the first and second arms by rotating about a hinge axis of the articulator; determining a first adaptor configured to attach to the first arm of the articulator and to mount the first physical tooth model corresponding to the first virtual tooth model; and determining a second adaptor configured to attach to the second arm of the articulator and to mount the second physical tooth model corresponding to the second virtual tooth model, wherein the first and second adaptors are selected such that, when the first and second adaptors are attached to the first and second arms of the articulator, and the first and second physical tooth models are mounted on the first and second adaptors, and when the articulator is rotated about the hinge axis to cause the first and second physical tooth models to approach each other, the first and second physical tooth models are arranged to correspond in each of six degrees of freedom to the spatial relationship indicated by the digital data.