3D View

Dr. Steven Olmos shows the 3D View of the relationship between the head, neck, and jaw joint.

DR. STEVEN OLMOS: This is a 3D rendering of the data that we collected from the initial scan, prior to the Aqualizer. See the teeth are together here with no interface, and that these are the relationships between the condyle and skull. It gives you an understanding of how the skull sits on the spine and the relationship of the vertebra. As you can see, CC1 is tilted down in this way. We also see the relationship of the hyoid bone and its position. Normally, should be lined up pretty much on the back end of the second molars. It travels forward as this head - - , and with this imaging and the data on here, we can spin this around to be able to discern the relationships that a person that a person would present with in this way. Now, what we'll do, because right and left may be different, the position here and the relationship between the condyle and - - may be different left to right. Now, what we'll do is construct a new version with the data with the Aqualizer in place and compare the relationships. This is the 3D VR replication of the data that we collected with the second CT scan with the Aqualizer in place, and you can see how the teeth are separated here. That's the Aqualizer, of course, it doesn’t show up without any metal. You can't do--you like to remove all metal during a CT process. Now, with this positioning here, you can see the difference between the condyle, right here, and the - - , and you can see the space open up right here in the posterior joint space with this positioning. Some other things that have changed with the placement of this appliance is the position here of C1, and also, the repositioning of the hyoid bone and the overall more upright posture of this patient, with just the correct insertion of the proper volume, in order to cause this neurologic effect that we had spoken of. So as we spin this patient around, that we can determine whether or not that changes in many other dimensions because, by flipping it around, now, we can see the relationship over here and, of course, we can just move that like so, to give you the understanding of how this retro distal space has opened up, how fluid, excuse me, blood, is allowed to flow into this area from this vascular bed, and certainly, this would be an optimum relationship, and you can see, if this is titrated to the correct dimension, that you end up with very ideal relationships, anteriorally, which is very helpful when establishing a position for restoration.