Research projects on jaw function and occlusion published in 2008 by members of the Japan Prosthodontic Society: a review.
This article reviews the findings of 5 original papers in the areas of jaw function published in the Journal of the Japan Prosthodontic Society (J Japan Prosthodontic Soc; Nippon Hotetsu Shika Gakkai Zasshi in Medline/PubMed; issued in Volume 52, 2008). A variety of subjects in relation to body movement associated with mandibular movement, parameters for mandibular movement analysis, system evaluation for a new jaw tracking device and obstructive sleep apnea were examined in the listed articles.
Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative and Biomaterials Sciences, School of Dentistry, Meikai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan. m-fujisawa@dent.meikai.ac.jp
Masanori
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Fujisawa
D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000502:physiology*