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INNOVATIVE BENEFITS OF A 4D VIRTUAL SIMULATOR
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Summary
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) encompass all temporomandibular muscular and osteoarticular conditions. TMD affects 31% of the adult population, with chronic, debilitating pain in 10% of cases. Clinical diagnosis remains complex, and patients are underdiagnosed, whereas early management of these disorders can prevent worsening and significant public health expenditure. The Modjaw device, which is integrated into modern digital workflows in dental surgery-particularly for the manufacture of prostheses-could enable systematic joint diagnosis through the automatic interpretation of tracings. The validity of interpreting condylar tracings obtained via axiography (compared to MRI, considered the gold standard) for diagnosing disc displacement in the TMJ has been demonstrated. The team recently demonstrated the reproducibility of Modjaw® condylar recordings from healthy patients, as well as the reliability of the recordings. However, to date, the evaluation of this device has not focused on its added potential in terms of assisting the clinician in diagnosing disc displacement.
Official title: INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A 4D VIRTUAL SIMULATOR (Modjaw®) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-06-01
Completion Date
2028-06-01
Last Updated
2026-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
digital jaw impressions and Modjaw® records
* digital impressions (optical scanner available in the department); * Modjaw® recording (system available in the department) by an investigator who is unaware of the MRI results; * entry of MRI and Modjaw® data
Locations (1)
Nice University Hospital
Nice, France