Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 22, 2025
Author Spotlight: 3D Movement Assessment of Maxillary Posterior Teeth in Clear Aligner Treatment
Published on: February 23, 2024
Utilizing additively manufactured custom devices to record mandibular motion by using optical jaw tracking systems: A
Marta Revilla-León1, Jonathan M Zeitler2, Miguel Gómez-Polo3
1Affiliate Assistant Professor, Graduate Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; Director of Research and Digital Dentistry, Kois Center, Seattle, Wash; Adjunct Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Tufts University, Boston, Mass.
Abstract:
A technique is described for fabricating additively manufactured custom holder devices to assist optical jaw tracking systems. Most jaw tracking systems provide standardized holders attached to the trackers. The technique described aims to provide a more efficient custom holder design that improves marker retention and mandibular motion recording, decreases the incidence of the procedure complications such as tracker decementation or displacement, and increases the efficiency of the intervention by reducing the positioning time of the trackers in the patient's mouth during the clinical appointment.
