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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

A New Mechanical Mouth Opener for Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint.

Milica Jeremic Knezevic, Aleksandar Knezevic, Jasmina Boban, Aleksandra Maletin, Bojana Milekic, Daniela Djurovic Koprivica, Ivana Mijatov, Tatjana Puskar

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Milica Jeremic KnezevicFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Aleksandar KnezevicFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Jasmina BobanFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9701-5484
Aleksandra MaletinFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Bojana MilekicFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Daniela Djurovic KoprivicaFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Ivana MijatovFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Tatjana PuskarFaculty of Medicine Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
University of Novi Sad · RS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: During the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), it is necessary to scan the joints in the closed- and open-jaw position, as well as in the maximally open-jaw position. In order to examine both joints in these positions, an MRI compatible mouth opener is required, which allows the articular surfaces to maintain their position stably. (2) Methods: In this study, we included 200 patients aged 18 to 65, with various levels of clinical severity. The mouth opener is made of polymethyl methacrylate and used for dynamic imaging of TMJ. It is in the form of an arrow, with incisures on upper and lower surfaces 1 mm apart and these match possible variations in jaw opening. All the patients were scanned with mouth opener and, immediately after this scanning, with syringe (20 ccm) as a standard device used for mouth opening in clinical setting. (3) Results: A total of 200 MR examinations of TMJs were performed and the mechanical mouth opener was successfully applied without artifacts in all patients. The mouth opener device proved to be adequate in case of MRI of the TMJ for different ranges of mouth opening with the proper protocol for provoked imaging, because the incisures are located at a distance of 1 mm and no objective artifacts were observed in any examination that degraded the diagnostic quality of the examination. (4) Conclusions: The design of the acrylate mouth opener is precisely defined, and it has a purpose in the MRI diagnosis of TMJ disorders.

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dentistrymagnetic resonance imagingmechanical devicepolymeric mouth opening devicepolymer materialstemporomandibular disorderstemporomandibular joint

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PMID37568437
PMCPMC10419563
OpenAlexW4385416105

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