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Background: Transverse mandibular discrepancies are often overlooked during orthodontic treatment. MSDO is a treatment to address this issue, but much debate exists over the long-term implications on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Few studies have sample sizes sufficient to draw clear conclusions about the impact of MSDO on TMJ health. Materials and Methods: This study evaluated private practice records including 49 MSDO patients and 57 traditionally-treated controls. The subjects were assessed by TMD exams that evaluated jaw pain and discomfort using visual analog scales, range of motion for opening, right and left lateral, and protrusive movements, and the presence of clenching, bruxism, clicking, crepitus, and pain on TMJ and muscle palpation. Results: No significant changes between the groups were noted during treatment or follow-up. Conclusions: Compared to controls, MSDO patients did not experience any increase in TMD symptoms. Distraction and control patients were not significantly different in any of the categories.

Yes / Age estimation methods are often based on the age-related morphological changes of the auricular surface and the pubic bone. In this study, a mathematical approach to quantify these changes has been tested analyzing the curvature variation on 3D models from CT and laser scans. The sample consisted of the 24 Suchey–Brooks (SB) pubic bone casts, 19 auricular surfaces from the Buckberry and Chamberlain (BC) “recording kit” and 98 pelvic bones from the Terry Collection (Smithsonian Institution). Strong and moderate correlations between phases and curvature were found in SB casts (ρ 0.60–0.93) and BC “recording kit” (ρ 0.47–0.75), moderate and weak correlations in the Terry Collection bones (pubic bones: ρ 0.29–0.51, auricular surfaces: ρ 0.33–0.50) but associated with large individual variability and overlap of curvature values between adjacent decades. The new procedure, requiring no expert judgment from the operator, achieved similar correlations that can be found in the classic methods.

Les chirurgies de l'os mandibulaire peuvent modifier la position anatomique des disques et des condyles de l'articulation temporo-mandibulaire (ATM). Les modifications de contraintes qui en résultent peuvent être à l'origine d'une dislocation temporaire ou permanente du disque et peuvent provoquer des dysfonctionnements s'exprimant par des douleurs buccales et faciales. L'objectif de ce travail était de prévoir les modifications de contraintes dans l'articulation temporo-mandibulaire (ATM) après un protocole de distraction symphysaire mandibulaire (DS). Ce traitement chirurgical sert à traiter les encombrements dentaires de la mandibule.De manière à étudier l'impact d'une telle intervention au niveau de l'ATM, nous avons fait le choix de réaliser un modèle d'approche numérique de mastication par éléments finis. Les données géométriques ont été obtenues à partir de l'imagerie scanner et IRM d'un patient dont les composants de l'ATM ont été maillés. La chirurgie de distraction symphysaire a été réalisée sur le modèle avec un élargissement de 10 mm dans la région médiane de la mandibule. La géométrie et le maillage du cal osseux ont été reconstruits. Le cal osseux a été caractérisé par un module d'élasticité correspondant à l'os consolidé pour prédire l'effet biomécanique à long terme de la DS. Pour simuler une fermeture de la mâchoire, les conditions aux limites ont été appliquées au modèle sous la forme de vecteurs de force. Les champs de contraintes de von Mises dans les deux disques et condyles ont été analysés et comparés avant et après la DS. Contrairement aux approches habituellement menées, le modèle proposé est complet et ne contient pas de symétrie, de manière à mettre en évidence d'éventuelles asymétries dans la répartition des contraintes. La répartition des contraintes était proche dans les disques et sur les surfaces condyliennes dans les modèles avant et après distraction. Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que les changements anatomiques des structures de l'ATM ne prédisposent pas à une fatigue des tissus. La DS n'exposerait donc pas au risque de dysfonction des ATM et de symptômes cliniques. / Mandibular surgery such as distraction osteogenesis can generate anatomical modifications in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) discs. The resulting stress modifications can be at the origin of a temporary or permanent disc dislocation with degeneration and may cause severe oral and facial pain or masticatory dysfunctions. The aim of this work was to predict stress modification in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) after mandibular symphyseal distraction (SD). This surgical procedure is used to resolve dental crowding on the mandibular dental arch.In order to study the potential impact of such a surgery on TMJ discs a three-dimensional finite element analysis of a complete mastication model was performed. Geometric data were obtained from MRI and CT scans of a healthy male patient and each component was meshed individually. The distraction was performed on the model with a 10 mm expansion after simulation of a surgical vertical osteotomy line in the mandibular midline region. The geometry and mesh of the bone callus were generated. The bone callus was modeled as a strengthened region characterized by a Young's modulus corresponding to consolidated bone to predict the long-term biomechanical effect of SD. Boundary conditions for jaw closing simulations were represented by different jaw muscle load directions. The von Mises stress distributions in both joint discs and condyles during closing conditions were analyzed and compared before and after SD. Contrary to usual analyses, no symmetry was used, and the whole mandible was analyzed in order to exhibit potential asymmetries. Stress distribution was similar in discs and on condylar surfaces in the pre- and post-distraction models. The outcomes of this study suggest that anatomical changes in TMJ structures should not predispose to long-term tissue fatigue and demonstrate the absence of clinical permanent TMJ symptoms after SD.