Establishing the preventive therapy of jaw deviation using prediction by the generative design method
Description: The purpose of this study is to reproduce jaw morphology by a method called a generative design method that seeks the most suitable morphology in structural mechanics by large-scale computer calculation for jaw deformity cases (face asymmetry/jaw deviation). By applying it and identifying the unbalanced masticatory muscle action that causes the jaw deviation, we clarify the mechanical background that causes the jaw deviation. As a result, the patterns of jaw displacement were classified into seven patterns, and it became clear that the jaw displacement, which had been impossible to quantitatively analyze up to now, was essential for understanding the displacement. On the other hand, it was revealed that the generative design method, which is a large-scale analysis, is difficult to use for predicting the morphological change of the maxillofacial morphology, and further advancement of ICT is awaited.
Amount: ¥4,680,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Start date: 2017-04-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Investigator: Isao Saito (lead)
Institution: Niigata University
Funded outputs count: 12
Funder award ID: 17K11935
OpenAlex ID: G1937523902