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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

New Method for Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography.

Sebastian Iwaszenko, Jakub Munk, Stefan Baron, Adam Smoliński

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors.

Sebastian IwaszenkoGIG Research Institute, 40-166 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2346-6375
Jakub MunkDepartment of Temporomandibular Disorders, Medical University of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
Stefan BaronDepartment of Temporomandibular Disorders, Medical University of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
Adam SmolińskiGIG Research Institute, 40-166 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4901-7546

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern dentistry commonly uses a variety of imaging methods to support diagnosis and treatment. Among them, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is particularly useful in presenting head structures, such as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The determination of the morphology of the joint is an important part of the diagnosis as well as the monitoring of the treatment results. It can be accomplished by measurement of the TMJ gap width at three selected places, taken at a specific cross-section. This study presents a new approach to these measurements. First, the CBCT images are denoised using curvilinear methods, and the volume of interest is determined. Then, the orientation of the vertical cross-section plane is computed based on segmented axial sections of the TMJ head. Finally, the cross-section plane is used to determine the standardized locations, at which the width of the gap between condyle and fossa is measured. The elaborated method was tested on selected TMJ CBCT scans with satisfactory results. The proposed solution lays the basis for the development of an autonomous method of TMJ index identification.

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Mandibular CondyleTemporomandibular Joint DisordersCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansTemporomandibular Jointcone-beam computerized tomographyimage analysisimage processingsegmentationsoft tissue thicknesstemporomandibular disorderstemporomandibular joint

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PMID33924981
PMCPMC8125202

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