Volume 30 - Issue 1

CRANIO: A 30-YEAR PERSPECTIVE IN A ‘CONTENTIOUS FIELD’

            Welden Bell wrote the third guest editorial in our new journal, stating,
“The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice is destined to be the ‘mouthpiece’ for an important segment of dentistry.”  I should have realized what the future would bring when I read the title of his thesis: “Peace by Common Consent,” in which he suggested, “this forum can serve to help establish ‘working peace’ among divergent schools of ...

A Critical Review of Dr. Charles S. Greene’s Article titled “Managing the Care of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A New Guideline for Care” and A Revision of the American Association for Dental Research’s 1996 Policy Statement on Temporomandibular Disorders, Approved by the AADR Council in March 2010, Published in the Journal of the American Dental Association September 2010

ABSTRACT: Dr. Charles Greene’s article, “Managing the Care of Patients with TMDs A New ...

ABSTRACT: The aim of this case-control study was to analyze and quantify if there is a different mechanical effect of stabilization and pivot splints with uni- or bilateral pivot of different heights and with and without an additional chinstrap, on the vertical, sagittal, and horizontal condyle position. A stabilization splint and splints with unilateral or bilateral posterior pivot support of 0.6 mm or 1.9 mm height were used with and without a chinstrap ...

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to quantitatively clarify the c-axis alignment of biological apatite (BAp) crystallites (hereafter referred to as BAp alignment) in the cortical bone of the human mandible

first molar. Six mandible specimens were collected from the cadavers of six dentulous Japanese adults (mean age, 63.0±12.1 years) held at the Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College. A microbeam x-ray diffraction system was used to determine BAp alignment in ...

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of permanent and primary tooth-crown inclinations. Landmark points from cephalograms and dental casts of two groups; 23 women (mean 20.3±3.3 years) and 11 girls (mean 5.2±0.1 years) were digitized, and the coordinates were integrated and transformed to a standardized plane. The 3-dimensional crown inclinations were projected on the sagittal plane, and the angles between the tooth vectors and ...

ABSTRACT: Among treatments in the literature for myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), the most reliable therapies in dentistry are spray and stretch, and, although less frequently used, anesthetic injection. Adult MPS subjects are often treated using fixed orthodontic therapy for resolution of malocclusion. There is no clarity in the literature on the prognosis of MPS during orthodontic therapy. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prognosis of MPS during orthodontic treatment of subjects with ...

ABSTRACT: Mini-implants are increasingly being used for orthodontic anchorage in the palate. The anatomical structure of the jaw must be properly evaluated prior to use; however, there are a few research reports providing basic data regarding the palate. Bone thickness was measured and bone morphology evaluated in the palates of Japanese people. The palates of five Japanese adult cadavers and 15 skulls were examined. The samples were imaged and measured using the micro-CT system. In ...