Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Alex Milosevic.
This short series of three papers will review the relationship between mandibular movement and tooth morphology during function and dysfunction. ICP, RCP and long centric are discussed as is a description of mandibular excursions. Incisal guidance, condylar guidance, sagittal curve of Spee and lateral curve of Monson are inter-linked to illustrate how these factors of occlusion influence occlusal anatomy.
The first paper in this series covered maxillo-mandibular positions and jaw movement. This paper will describe the steps involved in carrying out an occlusal analysis and adjustment.
Dental articulators are instruments that reproduce jaw movements to varying degrees of accuracy. This article aims to give an overview of the various types of articulator and describe their applications and limitations.
This study aimed to determine if satisfaction with dento-facial appearance is related to body image distortion and estimation in subjects with an eating disorder. Body Image Distortion, both perceived and desired, was measured with the Anamorphic Micro body image assessment software. The Body Satisfaction Scale and the Eastman Esthetic Index were used to determine satisfaction or otherwise with appearance. A convenience sample of fifteen subjects participated of whom nine were diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, two with binge eating disorder and four with eating disorder not otherwise specified. The group overestimated their body image by a mean of 28% and desired to be a mean 25% thinner. Of the 16 anatomical areas assessed on the Body Satisfaction Scale, the face was the only area associated with the over-estimate of body image (Spearman's rho = +0.52, p < 0.05). The teeth were not associated with body image.