Palla Gallo
Fakultäten » Zentrum für Zahnmedizin » Kaufunktionsstörungen, abnehmbare Rekonstruktionen, Alters- und Behindertenzahnmedizin, Klinik für » Prof. Dr. Sandro Palla (emeritiert) » Palla Gallo
Completed research project
| Title / Titel | Non invasive analysis of temporomandibular joint loading | ||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | Goal of this project is the non invasive analysis of the TMJ loading under functional and parafunctional conditions. This is achieved by measuring the variation of the condyle-fossa distances. Joint loading is extrapolated from the variation of the area of minimum condyle-fossa distance under different loading conditions (unloaded jaw movements, chewing of different foods, clenching on a force transducer placed in different positions between the dental arches). Preliminary results show that the loading patterns depend on the localization of the food or of the force transducer. The correlation of static data (clenching) with dynamic data (chewing) will validate the model. | ||||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | Biomechanics, Temporomandibular joint, Loading | ||||
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | 1999 to Dec 2005 |