Condylar position analysis with a new electronic condylar position measuring instrument E-CPM: influence of different examiners and a working bite on reproducibility.

  • K Vahle-Hinz
  • A Rybczynski
  • H Jakstat
  • Oliver Ahlers

Abstract

Condylar position analysis facilitates a quantitative comparison of the condylar position with and without a bite record, different records and changed influencing factors. Handling by the examiner when positioning the model is a significant factor with regard to the accuracy of the examination. Measurement accuracy could be improved when positioning the models by using special working bites, hence the objective of the experiments described in this study consisted in examining the extent to which the measuring results are influenced by different examiners and by using working bites.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number3
ISSN1463-4201
Publication statusPublished - 2009
pubmed 19715148