The Influence of Altering the Morphology of the First Mandibular Molar on Functional Mandibular Movements: A Pilot Study

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Ioana Monica Vâlsan Luminita Oancea Mihaela Rodica Păuna Catalin Gagiu Alexandru Eugen Petre

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Luminita Oancea
Lecturer, Occlusion and Fixed Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

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Purpose: Altering the tooth morphology is a frequent clinical situation and it requires replacing the lost tooth substance by direct/indirect treatment methods. The purpose of this study is to identify the optimal study group size to quantify the extent to which the change in dental morphology influences the amplitude and path of the mandibular movements at the condylar and dental level. Materials and Methods: The study was performed on 10 young participants, without associated joint pathology, with healthy complete dentition. The Zebris JMA System (Zebris Medical GmbH, Germany) condylograph were used. The condylar and occlusal parameters were registered, before and after the composite occlusal modification on the right first mandibular molar was made and data were synthesized as Excel Data. The SPSS2 software was used for statistical analyses, a descriptive analysis of the pair differences was performed, Kolmogorov-Smirnova and Shapiro-Wilk tests were applied to verify the normality, paired sample test for 0,05 level of significance and 80% power was applied to determine the proper sample size. Conclusion: The results show a change in movement parameters at both condylar and dental level: the sagittal motion of the condyle on both sides tends to have a more vertical trajectory, the incisal guidance in protrusion and the guidance in the lateral movement on the modified part are steeper, lateral movement guidance on the other side is shallower, a tendency of retrusion is noted in both condyles. Respecting original dental morphology is essential for functional harmonious integration of the restoration.

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Received: Fri 26, Mar 2021
Accepted: Sat 10, Apr 2021
Published: Fri 23, Apr 2021

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© 2023 Luminita Oancea. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.DOBCR.2021.02.01