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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Development of a temporomandibular joint prosthesis based on the kinematic behavior of a healthy system
Submission Author:
Henrique Takashi Idogava , PE , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Gregory Bregion Daniel
Presenter: Henrique Takashi Idogava
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-0350
Abstract
The mandible is one of the structures of the maxillary buco system, which has two joints attached to the same bone. The articulation presents a very particular geometry that develops several rotational, lateral and translational motions. Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) is a small joint that is located in the base of the skull with the maxilla. Several factors can cause malfunctions of TMJ and consequently of prostheses with biocompatible materials. Due to these problems, the patient may undergo an operation to replace the condyle and the insertion of an artificial condylar fossa. However, the current prostheses partly supply the original movements. The study about mechanisms of TMJ prosthesis is important due to understand the difficulties involved in the cinematic of the mandible. In this context, the present study aims to study and analyze the mandible movement, in order to allow the design and evaluation of new mechanisms for prosthesis, which can then overcome the limitations present in current commercial prosthesis.
Keywords
Mechanisms, BioCAD, Prosthesis, TMJ, joint
