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Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice

During the clinical examination of subjects with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), the dentist sometimes must evaluate the cervical spine, due to the anatomical and functional connections between the cervical portion of the spine and the stomatognathic apparatus. The accelerometer is a device that...

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Autores principales: Nota, Alessandro, Pittari, Laura, Gamba, Laura, Monticciolo, Francesco Manfredi, Lannes, Alessia, Carta, Carlotta, Beraldi, Alessandro, Baldini, Alberto, Marzo, Giuseppe, Tecco, Simona
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239714
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428
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author Nota, Alessandro
Pittari, Laura
Gamba, Laura
Monticciolo, Francesco Manfredi
Lannes, Alessia
Carta, Carlotta
Beraldi, Alessandro
Baldini, Alberto
Marzo, Giuseppe
Tecco, Simona
author_facet Nota, Alessandro
Pittari, Laura
Gamba, Laura
Monticciolo, Francesco Manfredi
Lannes, Alessia
Carta, Carlotta
Beraldi, Alessandro
Baldini, Alberto
Marzo, Giuseppe
Tecco, Simona
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description During the clinical examination of subjects with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), the dentist sometimes must evaluate the cervical spine, due to the anatomical and functional connections between the cervical portion of the spine and the stomatognathic apparatus. The accelerometer is a device that evaluates the Range of Motion (ROM) of the main movements of the head on the neck. To date, only a few studies have investigated the repeatability of the use of the accelerometer in the assessment of cervical ROM. Therefore, the present longitudinal observational study analyzed the repeatability of acquired cervical movements on a sample of volunteer subjects who underwent accelerometer testing. A sample of 32 subjects was tested twice within 14 days to assess cervical ROM using a standardized protocol based on a review of existing literature. The results show that the examination is reliable for all the positions of the jaw, except for the parameters regarding the asymmetries of rotation and bending. In conclusion, the accelerometer can be considered a reliable tool for evaluating the active cervical ROM. However, further studies will be necessary to make better evaluations.
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spelling pubmed-102180082023-05-27 Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice Nota, Alessandro Pittari, Laura Gamba, Laura Monticciolo, Francesco Manfredi Lannes, Alessia Carta, Carlotta Beraldi, Alessandro Baldini, Alberto Marzo, Giuseppe Tecco, Simona Healthcare (Basel) Article During the clinical examination of subjects with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), the dentist sometimes must evaluate the cervical spine, due to the anatomical and functional connections between the cervical portion of the spine and the stomatognathic apparatus. The accelerometer is a device that evaluates the Range of Motion (ROM) of the main movements of the head on the neck. To date, only a few studies have investigated the repeatability of the use of the accelerometer in the assessment of cervical ROM. Therefore, the present longitudinal observational study analyzed the repeatability of acquired cervical movements on a sample of volunteer subjects who underwent accelerometer testing. A sample of 32 subjects was tested twice within 14 days to assess cervical ROM using a standardized protocol based on a review of existing literature. The results show that the examination is reliable for all the positions of the jaw, except for the parameters regarding the asymmetries of rotation and bending. In conclusion, the accelerometer can be considered a reliable tool for evaluating the active cervical ROM. However, further studies will be necessary to make better evaluations. MDPI 2023-05-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10218008/ /pubmed/37239714 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pittari, Laura
Gamba, Laura
Monticciolo, Francesco Manfredi
Lannes, Alessia
Carta, Carlotta
Beraldi, Alessandro
Baldini, Alberto
Marzo, Giuseppe
Tecco, Simona
Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice
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title_full_unstemmed Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice
title_short Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239714
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428
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