Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
1. Uluslararası Mühendislik Bilimleri ve Multidisipliner Yaklaşımlar Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye, 23 - 24 Şubat 2021, ss.1
Articulator is a mechanical device that is commonly used in dentistry to determine the position of the lower (mandibular) and
upper (maxillary) jaws. Besides, it is also used to correct the shape and
relationship disorders of the jaws in orthognathic surgery. The position of the
lower or upper jaws is changed relative to the skull base in this surgery. Therefore, in patients who are going under
orthognathic surgery, the dimension of the lower and upper jaw is measured
before the surgery and the jaw models are determined with the closing wax, then
these models are fixed to the articulator by using the cast. Next, the jaws
that are fixed to the articulator are released by cutting the cast, planned adjustments being applied, and then the jaws are fixed back to
the articulator. Since these processes are performed manually and
also by observation, some errors can be occurred during transferring of the
position of the jaws. In this study, a computer-aided automatic
articulator was designed and manufactured. Thanks to this device, there is no
need to cut and reattach the cast in the automatic articulator. Besides, the
duration of pre-surgery processes is significantly decreased and the operation
precision is increased. Since this device is multi-axis, the surgeon can bring
the maxillary and mandibular to the desired reasonable position in orthognathic
surgery. Finally, the movements of the jaw models can be
recorded to use in the next possible operations.