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Article

Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice

by
Alessandro Nota
1,
Laura Pittari
1,2,
Laura Gamba
1,
Francesco Manfredi Monticciolo
1,
Alessia Lannes
1,
Carlotta Carta
1,
Alessandro Beraldi
3,
Alberto Baldini
4,
Giuseppe Marzo
2 and
Simona Tecco
1,*
1
Dental School, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Department of Dentistry, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy
2
Department of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences (MeSVA), University of L’Aquila, 24100 L’Aquila, Italy
3
Private Practice, 20100 Milan, Italy
4
Private Practice, 24100 Bergamo, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2023, 11(10), 1428; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428
Submission received: 30 March 2023 / Revised: 9 May 2023 / Accepted: 12 May 2023 / Published: 15 May 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Health: Intervention and Monitoring in Oral Health)
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Abstract

During the clinical examination of subjects with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), the dentist sometimes must evaluate the cervical spine, due to the anatomical and functional connections between the cervical portion of the spine and the stomatognathic apparatus. The accelerometer is a device that evaluates the Range of Motion (ROM) of the main movements of the head on the neck. To date, only a few studies have investigated the repeatability of the use of the accelerometer in the assessment of cervical ROM. Therefore, the present longitudinal observational study analyzed the repeatability of acquired cervical movements on a sample of volunteer subjects who underwent accelerometer testing. A sample of 32 subjects was tested twice within 14 days to assess cervical ROM using a standardized protocol based on a review of existing literature. The results show that the examination is reliable for all the positions of the jaw, except for the parameters regarding the asymmetries of rotation and bending. In conclusion, the accelerometer can be considered a reliable tool for evaluating the active cervical ROM. However, further studies will be necessary to make better evaluations.
Keywords: cranio-cervical-mandibular disorders; accelerometer; range of motion; digital dentistry; temporomandibular disorders; intersession reliability cranio-cervical-mandibular disorders; accelerometer; range of motion; digital dentistry; temporomandibular disorders; intersession reliability

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Nota, A.; Pittari, L.; Gamba, L.; Monticciolo, F.M.; Lannes, A.; Carta, C.; Beraldi, A.; Baldini, A.; Marzo, G.; Tecco, S. Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428

AMA Style

Nota A, Pittari L, Gamba L, Monticciolo FM, Lannes A, Carta C, Beraldi A, Baldini A, Marzo G, Tecco S. Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice. Healthcare. 2023; 11(10):1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428

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Nota, Alessandro, Laura Pittari, Laura Gamba, Francesco Manfredi Monticciolo, Alessia Lannes, Carlotta Carta, Alessandro Beraldi, Alberto Baldini, Giuseppe Marzo, and Simona Tecco. 2023. "Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice" Healthcare 11, no. 10: 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428

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Nota, A., Pittari, L., Gamba, L., Monticciolo, F. M., Lannes, A., Carta, C., Beraldi, A., Baldini, A., Marzo, G., & Tecco, S. (2023). Cervical Range of Motion Analysis Performed with an Accelerometer: A Study of Intersession Reliability for Dental Practice. Healthcare, 11(10), 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101428

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