Neither the occlusal nor the nociceptive trigeminal inhibition splint showed any significant influence on the examined muscles. Different scientific methods should be considered in clinical applications that require either direct influence on the muscles' bioelectrical activity or a quantitative measurement of the treatment quality.
Photogrammetry is a science and technology which allows quantitative traits to be determined, i.e. the reproduction of object shapes, sizes and positions on the basis of their photographs. Images can be recorded in a wide range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. The most common is the visible range, but near-and mediuminfrared, thermal infrared, microwaves and X-rays are also used. The importance of photogrammetry has increased with the development of computer software. Digital image processing and real-time measurement have allowed the automation of many complex manufacturing processes. Photogrammetry has been widely used in many areas, especially in geodesy and cartography. In medicine, this method is used for measuring the widely understood human body for the planning and monitoring of therapeutic treatment and its results. Digital images obtained from optical-electronic sensors combined with computer technology have the potential of objective measurement thanks to the remote nature of the data acquisition, with no contact with the measured object and with high accuracy. Photogrammetry also allows the adoption of common standards for archiving and processing patient data (Adv Clin Exp Med 2015, 24, 4, 737-741).
Objectives The aim of this study was to create an evidence-based three-dimensional cephalometric analysis of orbits in order to perform time-efficient measurements of postoperative orbital morphology changes.
Materials and MethodsThe authors used 23 (11 bilateral and 1 unilateral) anatomical landmarks. Based on these, 6 planes, 12 angular and 16 linear measurements were determined. A three dimensional analysis was performed twice by two observers on pre and post-operative computed tomography scans of six patients who had undergone midface advancement. The mean, minimal and maximal difference, as well as standard deviation (SD) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the inter-and intraobserver landmark selection reliability were calculated.Additionally, the mean, minimal, maximal difference and standard deviation between pre-and post-operative angular and linear measurements were calculated to examine a connection between the established measurements and any morphological change. Results The inter and intra-examiner accuracy of all landmarks for three axes was [0.9 ICC. Despite excellent inter and intra-examiner agreement (\2.49 mm ± 2.05 mm SD) for the landmark selection, linear and angular measurements showed a mismatch, the mean SD for angular measurements was found to be 8.2°and the linear 3.04 mm. Discussion The possible causes of linear and angular measurement discrepancies are discussed and the future direction for the development of three-dimensional cephalometric analysis of orbits proposed.
STRESZCZENIEWstęp: Celem pracy było przedstawienie diagnostyki i terapii pacjentki z dysfunkcją stawu skroniowo-żuchwowego spowodowane zmianami o charakterze dysplazji włóknistej głowy wyrostka kłykcia żuchwy po stronie prawej.Materiał i metody: W procesie diagnostycznym struktur kostnych wykorzystano technikę radiografii cyfrowej – system Digora, natomiast ruchomość żuchwy oceniano za pomocą techniki aksjograficznej. Pomiary przeprowadzono za pomocą urządzenia Cadiax (Diagnostic) Gamma.Wnioski: Zastosowane metody diagnostyczne pozwoliły potwierdzić diagnozę i ustalić plan leczenia, który obejmował zastosowanie aparatu terapeutycznego. Przeprowadzone procedury przyniosły pozytywny efekt terapeutyczny.
Borreliosis (Lyme disease) is a chronic multisystem infectious disease transmitted by Ixodes ticks. The etiological agent of borreliosis is the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The symptoms of borreliosis can vary depending on the attacked system and length of infection. Diagnosis is based mainly on clinical symptoms and immunoserological tests. The clinical symptoms of borreliosis also include dysfunction in the tissues and organs of the stomatognathic system. This paper describes a case of a female patient who had experienced a long-term dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). After careful analysis, the symptoms were found to be caused by a chronic form of neuroborreliosis with exacerbations. The findings in this case study show that borreliosis should be considered by doctors and dentists in the differential diagnosis of pain in the area of the TMJ.
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