title: Comparison of articulating paper markings and T Scan III recordings to evaluate occlusal force in normal and rehabilitated maxillofacial trauma patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Treated Maxillofacial Trauma Cases by Evaluating Occlusal Force Distribution Using Computerized Occlusal Analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  30 patients were selected for the study. 15 normal and 15 treated trauma patients were subjected to T Scan analysis and evaluated for the occlusal force distribution.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results take into consideration the two parameters. Firstly the largest articulating paper mark (photographed) and secondly the T scan of the same patient. Comparison was made between the largest articulating paper mark and highest force tooth in the quadrant using T Scan. The matches and no matches were then tabulated for statistical analysis assessing the frequency of the matches to the no matches.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ultimate advantage of a T Scan III analysis is that it can detect the amount of force as well as location of the highest intensity contacts of a single tooth which is very specific.
authors: Commandant & Command Dental Advisor, Command Military Dental Centre (Central Command), Lucknow, India.
authors: I P
authors: IP
authors: Majithia
authors: DGDS & Colonel Commandant, O/o DGDS, Adjutant General's Branch, IHQ, MoD, L Block, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors: Vimal
authors: V
authors: Arora
authors: Graded Specialist (Prosthodontics), Command Medical Dental Centre (Central Command), Lucknow, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Anil Kumar
authors: Classified Specialist (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), Command Medical Dental Centre, Lucknow, India.
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Saxena
authors: Graded Specialist (Prosthodontics), Command Medical Dental Centre (Central Command), Lucknow, India.
authors: Manish
authors: M
authors: Mittal
keywords: Articulating paper; Occlusal force distribution; T Scan III