Categoria: Cirurgia Ortognática
Autores: Fernando Duarte, João Neves Silva, Colin Hopper and Nigel Hunt
Referência: The importance of Occlusal Force Measurement in Orthognathic Surgery – A pilot study
Journal of Surgery, Periodontology and Implant Research | 2020; 2(1):13-26
ISSN: 2184-4232 (online version) e 2184-4208 (Printed Version)
Resumo: Purpose: This pilot investigation was designed to apply several, newly developed and more sophisticated methods of measuring muscle structure and function in a situation where adaptation of muscle is pivotal to the success of a therapeutic approach.
Materials and Methods: Patients attending the combined orthodontic/orthognathic surgery clinic at the Clitrofa – Centro Médico, Dentário e Cirúrgico, in Trofa – Portugal were tested according to the protocol of Bite force and occlusal contact area were simultaneously measured with Bite Training Machine and Occlusal Force Diagnostic System.
Masseter Muscle Adaptation Following Orthognathic Surgery – MRI Analysis
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