Sahm G, Bartsch A, Witt E
Department of Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics, University of Würzburg, West Germany.
Eur J Orthod. 1990 Aug;12(3):297-301. doi: 10.1093/ejo/12.3.297.
Measurement of actual bionator wear has so far been confined to a few studies involving only small samples. In this study a micro-electronic timing device was used in a greater number of patients (53 children) after the system proved to be reliable in a pretest involving 18 subjects. The patients were 9-14 years of age and had a timing device fitted in their bionators over a period of 3-6 months. The data were read from the memory chip at the regular treatment sessions every 3-4 weeks. There was evidence that the patients averaged 7.65 hours per day of wear, thus fulfilling only 50-60 per cent of the orthodontist's requirements. Further details and implications of the measurements are discussed.
迄今为止，对于生物调节器实际佩戴情况的测量仅局限于少数几项研究，且样本量较小。在本研究中，一种微电子计时装置在18名受试者的预测试中被证明可靠后，被应用于更多患者（53名儿童）。这些患者年龄在9至14岁之间，在3至6个月的时间里，他们的生物调节器中安装了计时装置。每3至4周在常规治疗期间从存储芯片中读取数据。有证据表明，患者平均每天佩戴7.65小时，仅达到正畸医生要求的50%至60%。文中讨论了测量的进一步细节及影响。
