Maxillary Teeth Lab Report
DISCUSSION
Sample
Our hypothesis was that the evening out of the occlusion between mandible and maxillary teeth would allow the body to be more balanced in space and neurometabolically, but small sample of students and staff from the university setting narrowed the demographics of the participants to that of relatively well-kept dental care. The small sample size was the greatest limitation to the study, making this study representative of a pilot study. These participants were in the ages between 20 and 30, and were highly educated to be in health sciences post-bacheloriate programs. We would expect more performance improvement under a more general population, one with overall lower socioeconomic status and more malocclusion (6). More studies …show more content…
It is not a clear way of determining overall body strength, but in theory should place the participant’s jaw in a more functional position – the position the mandible goes into when the body is under strain or muscular load (7). Many participants have a different jaw position when trying to hold an outstretched arm against a downward force, and recording this position more accurately records the jaw position when the participant was to participate in the medicine ball throw competition. This test is difficult to articulate in a limited clinical setting, but studies where this technique is expanded or different techniques achieving measurement of kinesiological optimal jaw relations would be beneficial in this research.
Laminate Thickness
The use of 4mm laminate discs proved to achieve more consistent opposing occlusion as opposed to 2 and 3 mm laminate discs. As a function of increased curve of Spee, some patient’s posterior mandibular teeth would not imprint into thinner discs with the clinical bite record. 4mm laminates consistently rendered balanced imprints. On the other hand, thinner discs would no doubt improve speech and overall acceptance while in sport, but would come to an added cost of being less protective as an impact protecting device.
Explosive
Sample
Our hypothesis was that the evening out of the occlusion between mandible and maxillary teeth would allow the body to be more balanced in space and neurometabolically, but small sample of students and staff from the university setting narrowed the demographics of the participants to that of relatively well-kept dental care. The small sample size was the greatest limitation to the study, making this study representative of a pilot study. These participants were in the ages between 20 and 30, and were highly educated to be in health sciences post-bacheloriate programs. We would expect more performance improvement under a more general population, one with overall lower socioeconomic status and more malocclusion (6). More studies …show more content…
It is not a clear way of determining overall body strength, but in theory should place the participant’s jaw in a more functional position – the position the mandible goes into when the body is under strain or muscular load (7). Many participants have a different jaw position when trying to hold an outstretched arm against a downward force, and recording this position more accurately records the jaw position when the participant was to participate in the medicine ball throw competition. This test is difficult to articulate in a limited clinical setting, but studies where this technique is expanded or different techniques achieving measurement of kinesiological optimal jaw relations would be beneficial in this research.
Laminate Thickness
The use of 4mm laminate discs proved to achieve more consistent opposing occlusion as opposed to 2 and 3 mm laminate discs. As a function of increased curve of Spee, some patient’s posterior mandibular teeth would not imprint into thinner discs with the clinical bite record. 4mm laminates consistently rendered balanced imprints. On the other hand, thinner discs would no doubt improve speech and overall acceptance while in sport, but would come to an added cost of being less protective as an impact protecting device.
Explosive