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.
Fujisawa
Masanori
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Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative and Biomaterials Sciences, School of Dentistry, Meikai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan. m-fujisawa@dent.meikai.ac.jp
D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000502:physiology*