Quantitative Evaluation of TMJ Sound by Frequency Analysis

Hiroshi SHIGA, Yoshinori KOBAYASHI

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In order to evaluate quantitatively TMJ sound, TMJ sound in normal subject group, CMD patient group A with palpable sounds unknown to them, CMD patient group B with palpable sounds known to them, and CMD patient group C with audible sounds were detected by a contact microphone, and frequency analysis of the power spectra was performed. The power spectra of TMJ sound of normal subject group and patient group A showed patterns with frequency values below 100 Hz, whereas the power spectra of patient groups B and C showed distinctively different patterns with peaks of frequency component exceeding 100 Hz. As regards the cumulative frequency value, the patterns for each group clearly differed from those of other groups; in particular the 80% cumulative frequency value showed the greatest difference. From these results, it is assumed that the 80% cumulative frequency value can be used as an effective indicator for quantitative evaluation of TMJ sound.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals Vol.E78-A No.12 pp.1683-1688
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1995/12/25
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Special Section LETTER (Special Section on Acoustic Diagnosis)
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