Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain

Korean Academy of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine (대한안면통증구강내과학회)
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Occlusal Analysis of the Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders Using T-Scan II System

T-Scan II 시스템을 이용한 측두하악장애 환자의 교합 분석

  • Yang, Dong-Hyo (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Lee, Won-Seop (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Kim, Mee-Eun (Department of Oral Medicine, Dankook University School of Dentistry)
  • 양동효 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실) ;
  • 이원섭 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실) ;
  • 김미은 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실)
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

Correlation between occlusal contact pattern and TMD have been hypothesized and partially investigated but results are controversial and not conclusive. The purposes of this study were to compare right-to-left difference of occlusal contact pattern, through contact points, contact force and occlusal balance, in the patients with unilateral TMD and also to evaluate its change related with TMD treatment. 36 patients with unilateral TMD from Department of Oral Medicine in Dankook University Dental Hospital were selected in this study (M:F=7:29, mean age of $29.2{\pm}14.8$ years). A computerized T-Scan II system (Tekscan, INC., USA) was employed for occlusal analysis and the simultaneity and occlusal balance through the number of tooth contact and magnitude of contact force were determined before and after TMD treatment. The number of contact points and contact force was more on the unaffected side than the affected side before treatment (p=0.056 and p=0.060, respectively) while significant difference between both sides was not found after treatment. The number of contact points and contact force on the affected sides significantly increased after treatment (p=0.038 and p=0.052), but the unaffected sides exhibited no significant difference between before and after treatment. In addition, sides difference in relative contact force decreased from about 27% to about 12% after TMD treatment (p=0.001). According to the results of this study, it is likely that unilateral TMD impairs right-to-left occlusal balance and that conservative TMD treatment alleviates the imbalance, subsequently leading to more symmetrical occlusal condition with increased contact points and force.

측두하악장애가 교합접촉 양상에 영향을 주는지에 관해 오랫동안 연구가 계속되어 왔으나 아직 명확한 결론을 내리지 못하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 편측성 측두하악장애 환자에서 증상측과 무증상측 사이의 교합접촉 양상을 비교하고 치료 전후 변화를 평가하고자 하였다. 단국대학교 치과대학부속병원 구강내과에 내원한 측두하악장애 환자 중 편측 증상만을 가진 환자 36명을 대상으로 T-Scan II system (Tekscan, INC., USA)을 사용하여 치료 전후의 교합접촉 양상을 평가하였다(남:녀=7:29, 평균 $29.2{\pm}14.8$세). 좌우측의 접촉점 수(number of contact point), 접촉력(contact force), 상대적 접촉력(relative contact force, %)을 조사하여 치료 전후의 좌우 균형성을 비교하였다. 연구 결과, 치료 전 환자의 증상측은 무증상측에 비해 접촉점 수와 접촉력이 감소되었으나(접촉점 수: p=0.056, 접촉력: p=0.060), 치료 후에는 증가되어 양측간에 차이를 보이지 않았다. 증상측의 접촉점 수와 접촉력이 치료 전후에 차이를 보인 반면(접촉점 수: p=0.038, 접촉력: p=0.052), 비이환측은 치료에 따른 유의한 변화를 보이지 않았다. 악궁 내 좌우 균형성을 평가하는 상대적 접촉력의 차이를 비교했을 때, 치료 전 양측간 차이가 약 27%였다가 치료 후에 약 12%로 유의하게 감소되었다(p=0.001). 이와 같은 결과로 볼 때, 편측성 측두하악장애 환자에서는 교합접촉 양상의 좌우불균형을 보이지만, 보존적 치료 후에 그 차이가 현저하게 감소되어 보다 대칭적이고 균형적인 교합을 회복하며 접촉점 수와 접촉력이 증가하는 것으로 생각된다.

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