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1991 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Radiological Study on the Bone Structures in the Functional Temporomandibular Joint

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01480472
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 外科・放射線系歯学
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokushima

Principal Investigator

UEMURA Shusaburo  The University of Tokushima, School of Dentistry, Professor, 歯学部, 教授 (20028799)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MAEDA Naoki  The University of Tokushima, University Dental Hospital, Research Associate, 歯学部附属病院, 助手 (10219272)
FUKUTOMI Sigeru  The University of Tokushima, School of Dentistry, Research Associate, 歯学部, 助手 (60199247)
IWASAKI Hirokazu  The University of Tokushima, School of Dentistry, Associate Professor, 歯学部, 助教授 (30151723)
TAKAKI Yasunori  The University of Tokushima, School of Dentistry, Research Associate, 歯学部, 助手 (20236201)
HOSOKI Hidehiko  The University of Tokushima, University Dental Hospital, Assistant Professor, 歯学部附属病院, 講師 (60199502)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1991
KeywordsTemporomandiburar Joint / Simultaneous Multisection Tomography / Adaptive Change / Chewing Cycle / Functional Loading
Research Abstract

An evaluation of abnormalities on radiograms of the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) depends on the inter-and intrasubjects differences in form of their bone structures. The aim of this radiologic study is to clarify the adaptive bone changes of the TMJs to habitual jaw movements, estimating the basic forms of the lateral aspects of the condylar heads just after the growth period of them and investigating a process of structural changes of the TMJs on the selective lateral tomograpms of the patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD), and analyzing chewing cycles of the patients recorded by a Sirognatho Analyzing System II. The resutls were as follows ;
(1) Flattening or a concavity was unexpectedly found on the posterior articular surface of the condylar heads of the patients with TMD by the selective lateral tomography as a routine radiographic examination of the TMJs.
(2) With an incidence of about 30%, the concavity was found on the condylar head of 159 patients, even in eve … More ry age group on a radiological study. The result indicated that the concavity was not merely a aging, but probably an adaptive change in the patient with TMD.
(3) A superimposing technique of simultaneous multisection tomograms was developed for the radiographic measurement of the TMJs. On a follow-up study, the technique proved that the change in shape of the condylar head and the spatial change of the mandible were interacted with each other. That is, antero-superior repositioning of the condylar head lead the condyle into the shortening.
(4) Lateral aspects of the condylar head of the patients just after the growth period were classified into 6 groups. The first, significantly small and rounded group and the second, elongated group were considered to be a developmental anomaly due to the functional loading to the TMJs during jaw movements on their growth period.
(5) Analysis of chewing cycles of TMD patients could not manifest the relationships between the adaptive changes of the condylar head and jaw movements. Further studies on jaw movements were required for the functional loading. Less

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  • [Publications] UEMURA,S.: "A Radiological study on the Adaptive Chenges in the Functional Temporomandibulor Joint" Oral Radiology. 4. 109-117 (1988)

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  • [Publications] 細木 秀彦: "顎関節症患者の経時的観察ーX線検査の時期と下顎頭骨形態の変化" 日本顎関節雑誌. 2. 48-58 (1990)

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  • [Publications] 細木 秀彦: "外科的矯正手術患者の経時的観察ー手術後の下顎頭の形態変化と下顎頭の位置的変化ー" 歯科放射線. 30. 185-191 (1990)

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  • [Publications] 上村 修三郎: "機能に伴う顎関節の適合性変化ー下顎頭後面の陥凹についてー" 歯科放射線. 30. 211-218 (1990)

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  • [Publications] 河野 文昭: "顎関節側面断層撮影による高齢者の下顎頭形態の観察ー特に無歯顎者下顎頭の形態についてー" 補綴臨床. 23. 459-462 (1990)

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  • [Publications] 高木 康里: "顎関節のX線写真計測に関する研究ー顎関節多層断層像重ね合わせ法およびその精度に関する検討ー" 歯科放射線. 31. 1-14 (1991)

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  • [Publications] 高木 康里: "多層断層像重ね合わせ法による顎関節の骨形態,下顎の位置ならびに骨関節隙の経時的変化の分析" 四国歯学会雑誌. 4. 63-85 (1991)

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  • [Publications] 細木 秀彦: "X線写真から見た顎関節症" 四国歯学会雑誌. 4. 175-185 (1991)

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  • [Publications] UEMURA, S., TAkAGI, Y., HOSOKI, H., IWASAKI, H., MASUYAMA, H., SATO, I., FUKUTOMI, S. and NOSAKA, A.: "A Radiological Study on the Adaptive Changes in the Functional Temporomandibular Joint." Oral Radiol.4. 109-117 (1988)

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  • [Publications] HOSOKI, H., TAKAGI, Y. IWASAKI, H. and UEMURA, S: "A Radiological Follow-up Study on the Patients with Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Arthrosis. -Relation Between the Timing of Radiographic Examination and the Morphological Change of the Condylar Head-" J. Jpn. Soc T. M. J.2. 48-58 (1990)

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  • [Publications] HOSOKI, H., TAKAGI, Y. IWASAKI, H., UEMURA, S., TENSIN, S., HIROTA, K., KAWATA, T., YOSHIDA, H and SATO, M.: "A Radiological Follow-up Study on the Patients with Orthodontic Surgery. -Relationships Between the Morphological Change of the Condylar Head and the Position of the Condyle within the Fossa at the Closed Mouth Position-" Dent. Radiol.30. 1-7 (1990)

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  • [Publications] UEMURA, S., IWASAKI, H., HOSOKI, H., IWAMOTO, Y., TAKAGI, Y., SATO, I., FUKUTOMI, S., MAEDA, N., MASADA, J., AKASI, M., KONAKA, H., SAKANO, H. and TADA, A.: "Adaptive Bony Changes in the Functional Temporomandibular Joints. -A Consideration of the Concavity on the Posterior Articular Bony Surface of the Condylar Head" Dent. Radiol.30. 27-34 (1990)

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  • [Publications] KAWANO, F., MATSUMOTO, N., HOSOKI, H. TAKAGI, Y. and UEMURA, S.: "A Tomographic Study on the Condilar Head in Edentulous Subjects." Practice in Prothodontics. 23. 459-462 (1990)

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  • [Publications] TAKAGI, Y., HOSOKI, H., IWASAKI, H. and UEMURA, S.: "A Study on the Radiographic Measurements on the Temporomandibular joints : The Method to Superimpose Multisection Tomograms and its Accuracy." Dent. Radiol.31. 1-14 (1991)

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  • [Publications] TAKAGI, Y.: "Radiologic Analyses on the Changes in Joint Morphology, Mandibular Position and Bony Joint Space of the Temporomandibular Joint by Superimposing Multisection Tomograms." Shikoku Dent. Res.4. 63-85 (1991)

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  • [Publications] HOSOKI, H.: "A Radiological Study on the Patients with Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Arthrosis" Shikoku Dent. Res.4. 175-185 (1991)

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