Effect of the application of digital technology-assisted optimization in the process of adjusting jaw position
10.7518/hxkq.2024.2023327
- VernacularTitle:数字孪生辅助调整颌位流程的临床新技术和应用效果研究
- Author:
Yanji GONG
1
;
Yang LIU
;
Deqiang YIN
Author Information
1. 口腔疾病防治全国重点实验室 国家口腔医学中心 国家口腔疾病临床医学研究中心四川大学华西口腔医院颞下颌关节科,成都 610041
- Keywords:
jaw position adjustment;
digital technology;
AVIA software;
temporomandibular disorders
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2024;42(2):268-275
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The aim of this study was to demonstrate a novel jaw position adjustment technique derived from digital twins and evaluate the application ef-fect of digital technology-assisted optimization in the pro-cess of adjusting jaw position on patients with temporo-mandibular disorders(TMD).Methods A total of 74 patients with TMD who attended the Department of Temporomandibular Joint,West China Hospital of Stomatology,Si-chuan University,between June 2022 and May 2023 were selected.The patient's initial computed tomography(CT)and bilateral temporomandibular joint data obtained by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)were collected.The 148 joints were divided into the normal disc-condyle relationship(N)group,disc displacement with reduction(DDWR)group,and disc displacement without reduction(DDWoR)group.Assisted by digital technology,the patient's CT data were recon-structed,and a personalized reference plane was established to adjust the jaw position.A three-point bite guiding splint was designed by the adjusted occlusal space and then fabricated by 3D printing technology.It was worn by the patients and then reviewed by MRI.Before and after the adjustment of jaw position,the amount and direction of condyle and disc displacement and the angle between condyle and disc were measured as the evaluation indexes of the effect of the adjust-ment.The correlation with condylar displacement was evaluated.Results In the N group,the disc moved backward and downward along the X and Z axes by(-0.60±0.62)and(0.51±0.71)mm,respectively.In the DDWR group,the disc moved backward and upward along the X and Z axes by(-1.33±1.38)and(-0.09±1.31)mm,respectively.In the DDWoR group,the disc moved forward and downward along the X and Z axes by(0.49±1.76)and(1.35±1.76)mm,re-spectively.The angle between the condyle and the disc decreased after adjustment of the jaw position in all three groups.All patients showed improvement in symptoms after adjustment.Conclusion Digital technology-assisted jaw position adjustment can simplify the process,reduce the sensitivity of the technique,and improve patients'disc-condyle structure and symptoms.Therefore,its application in the treatment of patients with TMD is of great clinical significance.
