A proposed novel digital condylar position adjustment technique to help restore a normal disc-condyle relationship

Autor: Yanji Gong, Fang Liu, Yunfan Zhu, Qinlanhui Zhang, Jinyi Zhu, Yang Liu, Deqiang Yin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp e32037- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32037
Popis: Objectives: To demonstrate a novel digital technique that enables real-time visualisation of occlusal transfer and adjustment of condyle position, to (1) improve the repeatability of occlusal transfer and the accuracy of condyle position adjustment and (2) be clinically effective in helping to restore the disc-condyle relationship. Materials and methods: Three participants were included in the study and underwent facebow transfers using two different methods. The digital method used patient-related three-dimensional imaging data matched with digital dental casts for occlusal transfer. The conventional method used anatomical facebows. The condylar position was adjusted based on occlusal transfer results. The results were evaluated and compared in three dimensions. In addition, clinical application data from 36 patients were analysed before and after condylar position adjustment. Statistical significance was set at p 0.05) but a significant difference along the Y-axis (p
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