Gong Yanji, Liu Fang, Zhu Yunfan, Zhang Qinlanhui, Zhu Jinyi, Liu Yang, Yin Deqiang
National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
College of Medicine, Xi'an International University, Xi'an, 710077, China.
Heliyon. 2024 May 31;10(11):e32037. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32037. eCollection 2024 Jun 15.
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. RESULTS: Differences in the spatial positions of the three anatomical structures reproduced by both methods were statistically significant (p = 0.000). After adjusting the rotation of the condylar position, the positional deviation of the condylar point along the X- and Z-axes was significantly lower in the digital group (p < 0.05). After adjustment for translation (X and Z), the positional deviation showed no difference along the X- and Z-axes (p > 0.05) but a significant difference along the Y-axis (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: A novel digital technique for occlusal transfer and condylar position adjustment was presented. This technique simplifies clinical practice, improves the accuracy of results, and can help restore a normal disc-condyle relationship.
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