Title :
Functions of ligaments during jaw open-close movement - an analysis using a two-dimensional dynamic model
Author :
Itoh, Ken-Ichi ; Murakami, Hajime ; Hayashi, Toyohiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Electron. Eng., Niigata Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
In order to clarify the control mechanism of the stomatognathic system, we have developed a two-dimensional dynamic jaw model capable of unloaded open-close movement. In this study, we analyzed the functions of the lateral, sphenomandibular and stylomandibular ligaments. Our numerical results verified that the ligaments restrict and smooth jaw movement.
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomechanics; dynamics; feedback; muscle; physiological models; position control; control mechanism; jaw; lateral ligament; open-close movement; sphenomandibular ligament; stylomandibular ligament; two-dimensional dynamic model; unloaded movement; Anatomy; Control systems; Cybernetics; Equations; Information analysis; Ligaments; Morphology; Muscles; Physiology; Stomatognathic system;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053429
