Clenching TMJs-loads increases in partial edentates: a 3D finite element study
| Autor: | María Jesús Mora-Bermúdez, Manuel Doblaré, Amaya Pérez del Palomar, Urbano Santana-Penín |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Adult Male Finite Element Analysis Biomedical Engineering Dentistry Electromyography medicine.disease_cause Models Biological Weight-bearing Bite Force Weight-Bearing Imaging Three-Dimensional stomatognathic system medicine Humans Computer Simulation medicine.diagnostic_test Temporomandibular Joint business.industry Jaw Edentulous Partially Finite element method Temporomandibular joint Masticatory force Bite force quotient stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Masticatory Muscles Posterior teeth Female business Muscle Contraction |
| Zdroj: | Annals of biomedical engineering. 36(6) |
| ISSN: | 1573-9686 |
| Popis: | Goal This study tests the hypothesis of loading-dependence on the temporomandibular joint during clenching on the particular of experimentally partial edentate conditions. Methodology A complete and detailed finite element model of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) was used. The closing movement of the mouth was reproduced by contracting the closing muscles of the masticatory system. Electromyography (EMG) data were taken from 10 healthy, dentulate volunteers, both with and without intraoral appliances. The intraoral appliances served to mimic nine partially edentulate (PE) conditions for each volunteer. The EMG data were fed into the finite element model (FEM) for each condition and the loading of the joint was analyzed. Results The results obtained show that muscular activity decreases when the contact between teeth disappears. In particular, the numerical results showed that when there is no contact between the posterior teeth an overload of the joints appeared. Moreover, the existence of a unilateral unique molar induced asymmetric overloading in the TMJ disc without posterior contact. Conclusions During clenching, a uniform distribution of the dental contact along the maxillar arches prevents the TMJ from overloading. In contrast, severe partial edentation seems to induce overloading of the TMJ with severity depending on the type of contact. |
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