An assessment of the usefulness of Kinesiograph as an aid in the diagnosis of TMD: a review of Manfredini<i>et al.'s</i>studies

Cooper, Barry C.; Adib, Fray

doi:10.1179/2151090314y.0000000010

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“…On the other hand, Manfredini et al found no significant differences between sEMG derivations of TMD patients and controls in their studies and questioned at the same time the validity of kinesiographs, which should be used as an alternative [ 31 ]. However, with regard to kinesiographs, Cooper [ 32 ] provided conclusive refutations of these findings. In contrast to sEMG derivations, ultrasound axiographies are found to be almost invariably positive, valid, sensitive, and beneficial for use in TMD therapy in the relatively small body of literature [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ].…”

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Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders

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Splint therapy is widely used in the treatment of myofascial pain, but valid studies on the efficacy of this therapy are rare. The purpose of the present study was to investigate which qualifiable and quantifiable effects of splint therapy are detectable. For this purpose, 29 patients (21 women, mean age 44.6 ± 16 years) diagnosed with myofascial pain (RDC/TMD) were investigated in this prospective clinical trial (10/6/14An). Patients were treated with Michigan splints applied overnight for three months. Before (T1) and after three months of treatment (T2), patients were registered with an electronic ultrasound device with qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the registrations and a qualitative assessment of pain symptoms using a verbal analog scale. Significant differences were found between maximum mouth opening (MMP) (p < 0.001) and right condylar movement (CM) at MMP (p = 0.045). Qualitative assessment revealed that 24 of 29 patients experienced an improvement in pain symptoms, 17 of whom experienced complete remission. The results of the qualitative and quantitative analysis provide indications of the effectiveness of the splint therapy. In addition to quantitative measurements, the ultrasound facebow technique was also able to provide qualitative information.

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Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders

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“…Another commonly used device to evaluate MM is the mandibular kinesiograph, which also contains a facebow and has been criticized for inconsistent results. 29 The earlier techniques analyzed only the symmetry of the superior contact border movements. In the present study, the symmetry of Posselt polygons was evaluated, and therefore, superior and opening border movements were analyzed.…”

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Symmetry of mandibular movements: A 3D electromagnetic articulography technique applied on asymptomatic participants

Lezcano

Días

Chuhuaicura

et al. 2021

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

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Mandibular movements (MMs) are produced through a complex series of interrelated 3D activities of rotation and translation. They are determined by the combined and simultaneous actions of the 2 temporomandibular joints (TMJs). 1 When the mandible is displaced by the most external part of its range of motion, limits known as border movements are observed. The amplitude of the opening border movementsdanterior, posterior, or lateraldis limited essentially by the ligaments and morphology of the TMJs. The superior contact border movements are determined by the occlusal and incisor surfaces of the teeth. 1 Functional movements are not considered border movements because they are not determined by an external restriction, but rather by the

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“…There is little doubt that these electronic tracking appliances are accurate. However, the controversy is how tracking findings should be interpreted in terms of best patient management and therapy (22,23). Contentious assumptions in particular are the claims that (i) the trajectories of the mandible or the condyles may be examined in detail and therefore provide an improvement for decision of appropriate therapy.…”

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“…Several software products have come and disappeared again over the years (remember Moore's law), but multiple sophisticated products remain. The American Dental Association lists 30 commercial products on their website (36), but there are numerous more, amongst these, for example Bite FX, 23 Consult PRO Suite, 24 CurveED, 25 Dental Explorer 3D, 26 Dental Master, 27 Dental Patient Information, 28 Dental Patient Education Software 29 and Orasphere Patient Education system. 30 An even more advanced form of computer-assisted communication software enables a graphic representation of the intended treatment outcome as a basis for patient-provider deliberations.…”

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Computer‐assisted technologies used in oral rehabilitation and the clinical documentation of alleged advantages – a systematic review

Jokstad

2017

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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The objective of this systematic review is to identify current computer-assisted technologies used for managing patients with a need to re-establish craniofacial appearance, subjective discomfort and stomatognathic function, and the extent of their clinical documentation. Electronic search strategies were used for locating clinical studies in MEDLINE through PubMed and in the Cochrane library, and in the grey literature through searches on Google Scholar. The searches for commercial digital products for use in oral rehabilitation resulted in identifying 225 products per November 2016, used for patient diagnostics, communication and therapy purposes, and for other computer-assisted applications in context with oral rehabilitation. About one-third of these products were described in about 350 papers reporting from clinical human studies. The great majority of digital products for use in oral rehabilitation has no clinical documentation at all, while the products from a distinct minority of manufacturers have frequently appeared in more or less scientific reports. Moore's law apply also to digital dentistry, which predicts that the capacity of microprocessors will continue to become faster and with lower cost per performance unit, and innovative software programs will harness these improvements in performance. The net effect is the noticeable short product life cycle of digital products developed for use in oral rehabilitation and often lack of supportive clinical documentation. Nonetheless, clinicians must request clinically meaningful information about new digital products to assess net benefits for the patients or the dental professionals and not accept only technological verbiage as a basis for product purchases.

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An assessment of the usefulness of Kinesiograph as an aid in the diagnosis of TMD: a review of Manfrediniet al.'sstudies

Cited by 7 publications

References 79 publications

Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders

Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders

Symmetry of mandibular movements: A 3D electromagnetic articulography technique applied on asymptomatic participants

Computer‐assisted technologies used in oral rehabilitation and the clinical documentation of alleged advantages – a systematic review

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