PURPOSE:To analyze the characteristics of alloplastic temporomandibular joint replacement(ATJR)in mouth opening movement.METHODS:Jaw movement and maxillofacial CT data were collected from 10 normal temporo-mandibular joint volunteers and 10 patients who underwent unilateral Biomet standard joint replacement surgery.Three-dimensional reconstruction of the jawbone was performed using Proplan CMF 3.0 software,and the jawbone model was ex-ported.The jaw movement data were combined with the jawbone model using Geomagic Wrap 2021 software,and a kine-matic model was established using Anybody 7.0 software.Points were taken every 5 mm downward from the condyle/pros-thesis apex(P0-P-50)to calculate the trajectory and arc length of each point during mouth opening.The artificial joint pros-thesis was simulated to be installed on the non-replaced condyle of normal individuals and patients,and the differences in the range of motion between the prosthesis vertices during mouth opening were compared.SPSS 25.0 software package was used for data analysis.RESULTS:The movement trajectory of the condylar apex in normal individuals was a concave arc upwards,with an arc length of(15.18±2.31)mm,and the shortest movement trajectory was at P-30.The movement trajectory of the alloplastic temporomandibular joint prosthesis(ATJP)apex was a convex short arc upwards,with a significantly shortened arc length compared to the corresponding point of the normal condyle(P-10)[(3.55±0.45)mm vs(11.61±1.63)mm,P=0.00],and the shortest movement trajectory was at P_20.The movement trajectory of the non-replaced condyle apex of the ATJP was similar in shape to that of the normal condyle,with an arc length of(13.35±1.54)mm and no significant dif-ference(P=0.07),and the shortest movement trajectory was at P-40.The range of motion of the ATJP apex was significantly smaller than that of the corresponding point on the non-replaced condyle and the normal condyle corresponding point P_10(P=0.00).CONCLUSIONS:The sliding distance and range of the condylar prosthesis after standard temporomandibular joint replacement surgery are significantly smaller than the movement distance and range of the corresponding points on the normal and non-replaced condyles.
关键词
颞下颌关节假体/颞下颌关节置换/开口运动
Key words
Temporomandibular joint prostheses/Temporomandibular joint replacement/Mouth opening movement