• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.171-184
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• 1988

The establishment of an optimal and functional condylar position (centric relation) as the therapeutic and diagnostic reference position during occlusal treatment for patients with temporomandibular joint and muscle pain. dysfunction has long been an important subject in dentistry. The objective of this study was to compare the reproducibility md the changes of condylar position in normal group to those in patient group after use of the occlusal biteplane splint. For this study, 11 normal adults who had no symptoms of masticatory dysfunction and 18 patients who had visited at the department of occlusion in dental infirmary of Yonsei University were selected. For each subject three centric relation records were recorded before treatment, after 2 weeks and after symptoms were improved. And the condylar positions in centric relation were measured using articulators and a Vericheck. On the basis of this study, the following results were obtained. 1. In normal group, there was no significant difference of reproducibility in condylar position before and after the use of the occlusal biteplane splint for 2 weeks. 2. In patient group there was significant improvement in the reproducibility of condylar position after treatment (P<0.01). The reproducibility in patient group, however, was less than normal group. (P<0.01) 3. The mean distance of condylar movements was $0.38{\pm}0.22mm$ after 2 weeks in normal group. 4. In patient group, condylar movements were $1.36{\pm}0.70mm$ (P<0.01), significantly different from normal group. (P<0.01) 5. In patient group, the main direction of condylar movements after treatment was toward anterior and superior, preponderance being at superior direction.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.169-179
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• 2016

Purpose: This study is designed to analyse etiology and bone pattern at the first visit using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to evaluate the treatment outcome of conservative treatment in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: One hundred condyles in 50 subjects with RA were chosen among the patients who presented to the Department of Oral Medicine of Pusan National University Dental Hospital, diagnosed as TMD. Condylar bone changes were classified by normal, erosive bony change, proliferative bony change and combined group (erosive bony change+proliferative bony change). They were treated conservatively with physical therapy, medication, behavioral therapy and/or occlusal stabilizing splint therapy. After 3 months on average, patients were re-evaluated with regards to subjective symptoms and the clinical findings were investigated. Results: TMD patients with RA have behavioral contributing factors such as parafunctional habit. The results that analyse bone pattern at the first visit using CBCT proliferative bony changes group (32.6%) were more common than erosive bony changes group (15.2%). In comparison between unilateral and bilateral bony change in temporomandibular joint, the ratio showed no significant differences. After 3 months of conservative treatments, pain, noise, limitation of motion (LOM) were markedly improved regardless of occlusal splint therapy. However only LOM was significantly improved through occlusal splint therapy during 3 months. Conclusions: TMD patients with RA had similar behavioral contributing factors and characteristics of CBCT images shown in general TMD patients and also similar response to conservative treatment so it is difficult to differentiate. Therefore when TMD patients show symptoms corresponding to clinical diagnostic criteria of RA at the first visit, serological testing should be conducted and through this, early diagnosis and treatment of RA should be initiated.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.67-78
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• 1996

This study was performed to compare the TMJ sounds by means of vibration-related items by Sonopak such as integral, high integral, above 300/(0-300) ratio, peak amplitude, peak frequency and median frequency before and after occlusa1 splint therapy as well as counselling, physical modalities. For this study 22 patients with craniomandibular disorders (CMDs) were selected and examined by routine diagnostic procedure for CMDs including Transcranial and Panoramic radiographs and were classified into 3 CMDs subgroups : disc displacement with reduction, disc displacement without reduction, and degenerative joint disease. Visual analogue scale (VAS) about joint sound was recorded during treatment period and VAS treatment index (VAS Ti) was calculated from the VAS data and treatment duration. The author evaluated and compared treatment results by several parmeters such as symptom duration, timing of joint sound, parafunctional habits, trauma, and diagnostic classification. The obtained results were as follows : 1. Before the treatment, the highest value of peak amplitude was observed in disc displacement with reduction group and value of median frequency was highest in degenerative joint disease group. In addition the highest values of peak frequency and ratio ware observed in degenerative joint disease group, though they were not significant. Furthermore the lowest value of high integral was observed in disc displacement without reduction group and though it was not significant, value of integral was lowest in that group. 2. Among 3CMDs subgroups disc displacement with reduction group showed the significantly decreased value of high integral and degenerative joint disease group had the significantly decreased value of integral after conservative treatment including occlusal splint therapy. Conclusively conservative treatment including occlusal splint therapy vay be effective in the treatment of CMDs including TMJ sound. 3. Fair prognosis for conservative treatment was observed in acute group under 6 months than chronic group, 6 months over in symptom duration but there was no statistical difference. The result for conservative treatment was observed slightly poor in subjects with bruxism, clenching, unilateral chewing habit and trauma history but there were no statistical differences.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2014

상악 전치부 완전탈구를 주소로 내원한 지적 장애를 동반한 뇌병변 장애를 가진 25세 환자에서 재식 후 구치부 bite block을 추가한 vacuum-formed splint을 이용한 교합 안정술을 통하여, 외상 치아의 동요도 감소 및 교합안정을 이루는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료 된다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.586-591
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• 2002

이갈이(bruxism)는 일반적으로 주간의 이악물기(clenching)와 야간의 이갈이(grinding)를 포함하는데 이악물기는 상하악의 정적인 관계에서 대합하는 치열이 힘있게 다물어지는 것을 의미하고 이갈이는 하악의 편심운동시에 상하악이 동적인 관계에서 힘 있게 다물어지는 것을 의미한다. 이갈이의 원인은 아직까지 정확하게 밝혀진 것은 없지만 가장 큰 요인으로 정서적 스트레스를 들 수 있고, 수면장애나 약물, 중추신경장애 등을 원인으로 볼 수 있다. 이갈이의 치료는 근본적인 치료법은 아직까지 없으나 정서적 스트레스를 감소시키고, 교합조정이나 교합안정장치, 약물요법, 물리치료 등을 통해서 이갈이의 증상 및 징후를 치료하는 것이 치료의 목표가 된다. 본 증례는 이갈이를 주소로 내원한 환자에서 교합안정장치를 통하여 이갈이가 감소하는 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.113-122
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• 1998

본 연구는 조선대학교 부속 치과병원 교정과에 내원하여 교정치료를 시행하고 있는 환자중 Panadent 교합기 및 condylar position indicator(CPI)를 이용하여 중심위-중심교합 편위양을 측정한 결과, 전후방 및 수직적 편위양이 1.00mm이내, 측방편위양이 0.30mm 이내인 정상범주를 넘는 부정교합 환자 47명을 대상으로 하여 3개월간 교합안정장치를 24시간 장착하고, CPI 및 transcranial projection을 이용하여 교합안정장치 장착전과 장착후의 하악과두의 위치변화를 관찰한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. CPI상의 모든 군에서 중심교합-중심위 사이에 통계적인 유의성이 있었다(p<0.001). 2. transcranial projection상의 superior joint space의 Rt와 Lt+Rt/2에서 중심교합-중심위 사이에 통계적인 유의성이 있었다(p<0.05). 3. CPI상의 모든 superior-inferior components군에서 교합안정장치 사용 전, 후의 중심교합-중심위 사이에 통계적인 유의성이 있었다(p<0.01). 4. transcranial projection상의 superior joint space의 Rt를 제외한 모든 군에서 교합안정장치 사용 전, 후의 중심교합-중심위 사이에 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 이상의 결론을 종합해 볼 때 중심교합-중심위 사이의 변화를 평가하는데는 transcranial projection보다 CPI가 보다 유용하며, 교합안정장치는 하악과두의 전, 후방적 위치변화보다는 수직적 위치변화에 미치는 영향이 보다 큰 것으로 보인다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.195-204
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• 1987

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of occlusal splints on the masseteric silent period and the changes of the masseteric silent period after experimental bruxism with occlusal splints. In nine subjects, anterior occlusal splints were fabricated. The jaw-jerk reflex was induced by tapping over mandibular symphysis area with solenoid driven hammer and electromyogram of left masseter muscle was recorded. In the recorded electromyogram of left masseter muscle the silent period duration was measured. This procedure was done before insertion of anterior occlusal splints, after insertion of anterior occlusal splints, after 30 min experimental bruxism with anterior occlusal splints, and 3hr after removal of anterior occlusal splints. The result were as follows; 1. The mean silent period duration was increased after insertion of occlusal splints compared with the mean silent period duration before insertion of occlusal splints. 2. There was no change of the mean silent period duration after 30 min experimental bruxism with occlusal splints compared with the mean silent period duration after insertion of occlusal splints. 3. 3hr after the removal of occlusal splints, the mean silent period duration showed no difference from the mean silent period duration before insertion of occlusal splints.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 1988

The author studied masticatory muscle activity and bite force in normal persons without Temporomandibular Disorders(TMD) signs and symptoms, The number of subjects was 15, and the age of them was from 22 to 25 years. Electromyography was used to record the muscle activity in tapping and clenching movement with or without occlusal splint. 3 splints were made from 3 different mandibular position, that if, centric occlusion position, Rocabado's mandibular rest position, Dawson's centric relation position. The thickness of splint was 3.0-3.5㎜ at molar region. The muscle examined were Masseter and Anterior Temporalis attached with surface electrodes and the device used to measure the EMG level was Bioelectric processor Model EM2. After recording the EMG, the author measured the bite force level in clenching movement with bite force meter Model MPM-3000 in the dame position used in the EMG experiment. The obtained results were as follow : 1. With occlusal splints insetion, the amount of decreased muscle activity in Anterior Temporalis was more than those in Masseter. 2. In the three maxillomandibular relationships with occlusal splints, Masseter showed slightly increased level of muscle in centric occlusion but Ant. Temporalis showed decreased level of muscle activity reversely in that position. 3. Muscle activities between Rocabado's rest position and Dawson's centric relation position were generally similar whatever the muscles or the movements the author examined. 4. Bite force in clenching movement increased with splints insertion, especially with the splint registered in centric occlusion position.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2004

물론 과학적인 연구가 더 필요하겠지만, 적절한 교합고경은 주위 저작근과 조화를 이루면서, 최적의 기능을 발휘할 수 있어야 하며, 오랜기간 일정하게 유지를 할 수 있는 위치여야 한다. 가끔은 높아진(길어진) 치관 때문에 근육기능에 직접 영향을 미치거나, 치아나 주변지지 조직에 유해한 영향을 미치기도 한다. 적절한 교합고경을 찾기 위한 방법으로 rest position만을 활용하는 것은 상당히 조심할 필요가 있다. 자세나 개인에 따라서 freeway space가 상당히 가변적이기 때문이다. 연하작용 또한 근신경계의 기능에 중요한 역할을 하지만, 정상적인 범주를 찾기란 쉽지 않다. 그러므로 이런 경우에는, 환자가 스스로 생리적으로 적응할 수 있는 방법과 기간을 부여해 줄 필요가 있다. 레진 임시수복물의 일시적 사용이 그 해결책이 될 수 있다. 가철성 혹은 고정성 형태를 판단하는 것은 환자의 치료 범주에 따라 달라질 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.271-277
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• 1989

The purpose of this preliminary report was to describe the operating procedure of T-scan system and to identify the location, timing and force of occlusal contact in patient with normal occlusion using computerized T-scan system. From the preliminary observation , the author obtained the following results. 1. T-scan system displayed 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional description of occlusion: contact locations, timing (sequence) and forces of occlusal contacts. 2. The T-scan sensor was the most important part of the T-scan system. 3. The data of T-scan system cannot be stored in computer diskett. 4. The T-scan system is thought to be the most effective system to detect occlusal contacts and can be applied to the followings : occlusal diagnosis, occlusal equilibration, crown and bridge restorative procedures, denture adjustment, implant procedures, splint adjustment, laboratory procedures, periodontal treatment, orthodontics, TMJ treatment and patient education etc.