Development of a clinical jaw movement training robot for intermaxillary traction therapy
Okino, A.; Inoue, T.; Fujii, Y.; Nasu, T.; Takanobu, H.; Takanishi, A.; Ohtsuki, K.; Ohnishi, M.
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA apos;04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Volume 3, Issue , 26 April-1 May 2004 Page(s): 2492 - 2497 Vol.3
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1307435
Summary: We developed a jaw movement training robot system implementing a 6-degree of freedom (DOF) parallel mechanism, and applied it to jaw opening and closing training, which is one of the therapies for temporomandibular joint disorders. As one application of this system, we developed an intermaxillary traction therapy system that provides non-physiological movements, whereby the patients' jaws receive traction to regenerate healthy temporomandibular joint tissue. This therapy is especially effective for patients with a symptom called "open bite", i.e. those who cannot completely close their jaws. Additionally, the previously developed mastication robot was applied to this robot system as a patient model, and the training movements of the training robot were evaluated.

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