DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR CONTACT PRESSURE OF THREE DIMENSIONAL TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT BASED ON CT DATA

This paper presents new approach for the contact problem on the temporomandibular joint by using 3-dimensional Rigid Bodies-Spring Model with CT image data. First, the conversion procedure to the data for analysis of CT image data is described. Next, an algorithm for the contact pressure analysis using RBSM is proposed. At the end, actual patient data is analyzed, and the feature of the solution of the proposed method is described.