Digital workflow for the fabrication of custom-fit additively manufactured sports mouthguards with balanced occlusion using an optical jaw tracking system: A dental technique.

Autor: Ntovas P; Scientific Associate, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: pan.ntovas@gmail.com., Ladia O; Private practice, Athens, Greece., Kois JC; Affiliate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.; and Founder and Director, Kois Center, Seattle, Wash., Rahiotis C; Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Revilla-León M; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Graduate Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.; Director, Research and Digital Dentistry, Kois Center, Seattle, Wash.; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Mass.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of prosthetic dentistry [J Prosthet Dent] 2024 Aug 21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2024.07.021
Abstrakt: Custom sports mouthguards are used in various sports to protect teeth, temporomandibular joints, and soft tissues from impact forces. The present article demonstrates a digital workflow to fabricate a 3-dimensionally (3D) printed individualized sports mouthguard. An optical jaw tracking system is used to record a repeatable reference position, and mandibular excursive movements to achieve a completely balanced occlusion. The technique simplifies the fabrication of a custom-fit mouthguard over the conventional approach by providing increased thickness accuracy, control of design, and integration of jaw motion.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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