METHOD FOR DETERMINING TREATMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMBALANCES, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

摘要

A method for determining treatment of orthopaedic imbalances including the steps of: mounting upper and lower jaw dentition models (14, 18) to an articulator (10); setting the position of the models to replicate the relative positions of the jaw dentitions of a patient; determining from an x-ray or scan: (i) the outline of the patient's condylar head and (ii) the pattern and depth of the patient's fossae; displaying a reproduction of the outline of the patient's condylar head; displaying a reproduction of the pattern and depth of the patient's fossae and eminance; adjusting the relative position of the models to remedy orthopaedic imbalances, which adjustment causes relative movement of: (i) the display of the condylar head and (ii) the display of the pattern and depth of the fossae and eminance; and recording adjustments made to the relative position of the fossae/eminence and condylar head and the upper and lower jaw dentition models.