Studies on the effects of stabilization splints on the neuromuscular system in patients with functional disorders indicate that the splints reestablish symmetric and reduced postural activity in the temporal and masseter muscles and significantly reduce the masseter muscle activity. This study was conducted on sixteen male dentulous patients who were suffering from subjective and objective sign...

Tracings were made on three patients using a modified pantographic device. The tracings were made on glass flags with wax, etched, and superimposed. The effects of body position and modification were investigated. From this research project the following can be concluded: 1. A precise method has been developed which permits superimposition of pantographic tracings for analysis. 2. There is a si...

A total of 136 dentulous patients were divided into three groups for purposes of quantitative pantographic comparison of voluntary and induced Bennett movement. The effects of patient age and operator experience on recording the Bennett movement were also studied. The results indicates that for patients studied with Bennett movement iduced in the manner described: 1. Experienced operators can o...

In this paper, we determine numerically a large class of equilibrium configurations of an elastic two-dimensional continuous pantographic sheet in three-dimensional deformation consisting of two families of fibers which are parabolic prior to deformation. The fibers are assumed: i) to be continuously distributed over the sample, ii) to be endowed of bending and torsional sti↵nesses and iii) tie...

Abstract Pantographic structures are examples of metamaterials with such a microstructure that higher-gradient terms’ role is increased in the mechanical response. In this work, we aim for validating parameters reduced-order model pantographic structure. Experimental tests carried out by applying forced oscillation to 3D-printed specimens range frequencies. A second-gradient coarse-grained nonl...

Abstract A continuum theory of pantographic lattices, based on second-grade elasticity, is presented. The proposed model able to describe the mechanical behavior a type material structure made up multiple layers sheets connected with third family fibers. Thus, these materials are characterized by an orthogonal pattern fibers that can bend, stretch and twist. Numerical experiments illustrate pre...