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Evaluation of occlusal force changes in orthognathic surgery using force-sensing sensors in 3 years of follow-up.

Fernando DuarteJoão Neves SilvaCarina RamosColin Hopper
Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2024)
The piezoelectric sensors used in the present study have shown high reliability and validity of measurement. The surgery recovery time impacts the occlusal force (N), with a 50% increase in occlusal force (N) measured after 6 months post-surgery, with the value keeping stable at 36 months. This suggests that the patient is only fully recovered from the functional point-of-view at 6 months, having from that point on an improved and stable masticatory function.
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