TY - GEN
T1 - Designing artificial jaw joints (AJJs) in VR space for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
AU - Ogawa, Takumi
AU - Ikawa, Tomoko
AU - Shigeta, Yuko
AU - Hamada, Yoshiki
AU - Hattori, Asaki
AU - Suzuki, Naoki
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In this present study, we will report on a case of a patient with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). She suffered a condyle fracture that led to rheumatoid arthritis. Furthermore, we will review how we planned her treatment and designed her artificial jaw joints (AJJs) via 3D imaging in VR space. We decided the mandibular position based on the facial aesthetic line (E-line) and the occlusion. Then we designed her AJJs to comply with the translated mandible via 3D-modeling software. The upper airway obstruction is assumed to occur in the present case due to a pharyngeal obstruction, as in other patients with micrognathia or Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Therefore we had to take the sleep disorder into consideration in addition to occlusal management, based on experience with situations similar to this present case. Furthermore, designing a custom-made AJJs via a 3D model could prove insightful when it came to arranging the treatment plan of SDB patients.
AB - In this present study, we will report on a case of a patient with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). She suffered a condyle fracture that led to rheumatoid arthritis. Furthermore, we will review how we planned her treatment and designed her artificial jaw joints (AJJs) via 3D imaging in VR space. We decided the mandibular position based on the facial aesthetic line (E-line) and the occlusion. Then we designed her AJJs to comply with the translated mandible via 3D-modeling software. The upper airway obstruction is assumed to occur in the present case due to a pharyngeal obstruction, as in other patients with micrognathia or Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Therefore we had to take the sleep disorder into consideration in addition to occlusal management, based on experience with situations similar to this present case. Furthermore, designing a custom-made AJJs via a 3D model could prove insightful when it came to arranging the treatment plan of SDB patients.
KW - 3D image
KW - Rheumatoid
KW - VR space
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U2 - 10.3233/978-1-58603-964-6-230
DO - 10.3233/978-1-58603-964-6-230
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 19377156
AN - SCOPUS:67549140608
SN - 9781586039646
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 230
EP - 232
BT - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17 - NextMed
PB - IOS Press
T2 - 17th Annual MMVR Conference - NextMed: Design for/the Well Being, MMVR17 2009
Y2 - 19 January 2009 through 22 January 2009
ER -