title: Evaluation of the Cadiax Compact® II accuracy in recording preadjusted condylar inclinations on fully adjustable articulator.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mandibular movement analysis is a critical step in making the functional occlusal morphology and improving the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs). Cadiax Compact® is an electronic condylograph that claims to record the horizontal condylar inclination (HCI), Bennett angle (BA) and relative shape of the articular eminence. This study aims at assessing the accuracy of Cadiax Compact® II in its claimed abilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  The electronic condylograph (Cadiax Compact®II) was fitted on the fully adjustable articulator (gamma dental reference-SL). After setting of HCI and BA on the arbitrary degrees, eccentric movements were produced manually on the articulator. The Cadiax recorded these preadjusted angles and the accuracy of its recordings was assessed by comparison of the results with the preadjusted HCI, BA and color inserts as references.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the comparisons showed statistically significant differences between articulator settings and Cadiax recordings. However, the maximum difference was about 2.50 which seems acceptable for clinical practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The obtained results showed that Cadiax Compact is an accurate and reliable instrument for diagnostic purposes, yielding reproducible measurements. Despite this, Cadiax is a technically sensitive device that can preclude its routine usage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad Hasan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ahangari
authors.forename: Kianoosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torabi
authors.forename: Sasan Rasaei
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Pour
authors.forename: Safoura
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghodsi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003725:Dental Articulators; D061827:Dimensional Measurement Accuracy; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis