Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening
Objectives: The principle of leverage to superpose the convex surfaces of two shells was applied to develop a device for treating limitation of mouth opening and called it the “shell-shaped mouth opener” and analyzed pressure on the teeth with the TheraBite® appliance and the shell-shaped mouth ope...
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Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Odontology
2013-10-01
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| author | Takashi Satomi Toshiaki Tanaka Takehito Kobayashi Mituyoshi Iino |
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| description | Objectives: The principle of leverage to superpose the convex surfaces of two shells was applied to develop a device for treating limitation of mouth opening and called it the “shell-shaped mouth opener” and analyzed pressure on the teeth with the TheraBite® appliance and the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance. Material and Methods: To compare the TheraBite® appliance and the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance, pressure on the teeth in the dentition model with both devices was analyzed using the Inastomer® flexible conductive sensor. Results: The load was better dispersed to each tooth in the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance in the all quadrants compared to the TheraBite® appliance. Conclusions: The present study revealed that the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance which was originally invented in our lab, dissipated the mechanical load on teeth more evenly than the TheraBite® appliance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a23c120f3f5545d1a43cc96dc190a27f2025-08-02T15:33:18ZengLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of OdontologyeJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research2029-283X2013-10-0143e410.5037/jomr.2013.4304Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth OpeningTakashi SatomiToshiaki TanakaTakehito KobayashiMituyoshi IinoObjectives: The principle of leverage to superpose the convex surfaces of two shells was applied to develop a device for treating limitation of mouth opening and called it the “shell-shaped mouth opener” and analyzed pressure on the teeth with the TheraBite® appliance and the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance. Material and Methods: To compare the TheraBite® appliance and the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance, pressure on the teeth in the dentition model with both devices was analyzed using the Inastomer® flexible conductive sensor. Results: The load was better dispersed to each tooth in the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance in the all quadrants compared to the TheraBite® appliance. Conclusions: The present study revealed that the shell-shaped mouth opening appliance which was originally invented in our lab, dissipated the mechanical load on teeth more evenly than the TheraBite® appliance.http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2013/3/e4/v4n3e4ht.htmmouth rehabilitationdental stress analysis. |
| spellingShingle | Takashi Satomi Toshiaki Tanaka Takehito Kobayashi Mituyoshi Iino Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research mouth rehabilitation dental stress analysis. |
| title | Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening |
| title_full | Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening |
| title_fullStr | Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening |
| title_short | Developing a New Appliance to Dissipate Mechanical Load on Teeth and Improve Limitation of Vertical Mouth Opening |
| title_sort | developing a new appliance to dissipate mechanical load on teeth and improve limitation of vertical mouth opening |
| topic | mouth rehabilitation dental stress analysis. |
| url | http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2013/3/e4/v4n3e4ht.htm |
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