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| Diagnostic
equipments Piero Silvestrini, M.D., Ph. D., D.S. |
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| it is important to know which istruments can help diagnose and support us during treatment. There is a multitude of more or less scientific equipment; however, the instruments tested over years of experience and corroborated by plenty of research work are only a few; the most reliable and important of which are listed here below. . | ||
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Scoliosometer:
an instrument for optical evaluation of posture allowing to monitor
gross variations in patient's posture.
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Scoliosometer
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Stabilometric
board: a computer-assisted system used to investigate the type of
plantar rest, distribution of the barycentre and its balance system,
microvariations in patient's postural behaviour and postural muscle
activity.
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Stabilometric
board and its related analysis ability
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| Maddox lens and rod: this is a simple optical instrument used to diagnose ocular phoriae |
Axiograph:
a dental instrument used to assess mandibular joint function and
disorders.
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Maddox lens
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Electronic
axiograph
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Mechanical
axiograph
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Kinesiograph:
a dental instrument used to assess and monitor any abnormal contraction
of head and neck muscles by electromyography, to detect any incoordination
in rapid dynamic mandibular movements and, even more important,
to determine a therapeutical position of the mandible in muscular
harmony
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Electromyograph:
used for real time assessment of muscle activity at rest and during
function, with synchronous monitoring of mandibular movements
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Kinesiograph: used to assess mandibular movements with no intraoral interferences |
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| An accurate examination is extremely important to support instrumental testing procedures. Muscle palpation and recruitment, trigger point location, kinesiologic tests are only a few tests | ||
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dof
the constellation of diagnostic methods, not to mention X-rays,
magnetic resonance, etc. A gnathologist's clinical experience is
of crucial importance for a correct diagnosis and even more for
an adequate treatment, which will yield significant results in patient's
cenesthesis only when supported by the co-operation of various specialists
as radiologists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, otolaryngologists,
ophthalmologists, opticians, optometrists, dental technicians, etc
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Muscular
palpation
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Articular
palpation
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