Dental Condition as A Factor Modifying the Transmission of the Sound Vibration in the Skull Bones
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Morphological Assessment of Recordings
3.2. Measurement Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Skull N° | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | M | W | W | M | M | W |
Mass (g) | 518 | 402 | 442 | 583 | 639 | 438 |
Circumference (mm) | 491 | 458 | 481 | 504 | 511 | 480 |
Skull N° | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left side | R: 470 Hz R: 1546 Hz | R: 234 Hz R: 956 Hz | R: 426 Hz R: 1354 Hz | AR: 501 Hz R: 1616 Hz | AR: 507 Hz R: 1819 Hz | R: 425 Hz AR: 1334 Hz |
Right side | R: 504 Hz R: 1635 Hz | R: 237 Hz R: 917 Hz | R: 426 Hz AR: 1373 Hz | AR: 505 Hz R: 1678 Hz | AR: 508 Hz R: 1818 Hz | R: 421 Hz AR: 1251 Hz |
Skull N° | RESONANCE (R) | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RD | TJ | CD | FD | |||||||||||||
Full Range | Range of Differences | Full Range | Range of Differences | Full Range | Range of Differences | Full Range | Range of Differences | |||||||||
l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | |
1 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
2 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
1–6 | 90 | 83 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 93 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 82 | 14 | 12 | 86 | 82 | 14 | 13 |
Mean for A Skull | 14.4 | 2.25 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 14 | 2.25 | ||||||||
Skull N° | ANTIRESONANCE (AR) | |||||||||||||||
RD | TJ | CD | FD | |||||||||||||
Full Range | Range of Differences | Full range | Range of Differences | Full Range | Range of Differences | Full Range | Range of Differences | |||||||||
l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | l | r | |
1 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
2 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 |
4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
6 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
1–6 | 90 | 83 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 93 | 19 | 17 | 86 | 81 | 16 | 13 | 86 | 80 | 15 | 17 |
Mean for A Skull | 14.4 | 2.33 | 15.25 | 3 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
Frequency Band [kHz] | Statistics | Dentition | p-Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toothless Jaw | Complete Denture | Frame Denture | Teeth | |||
0.5 ÷ 2.0 | Me (Q1 ÷ Q3) | 4.72 (3.26; 5.49) | 4.67 (3.38; 5.56) | 4.17 (3.27; 4.64) | 3.33 (2.5; 3.97) | 0.038 |
2.0 ÷ 3.5 | Me (Q1 ÷ Q3) | 1.67 (1.13; 2.21 | 1.65 (0.95; 2.31) | 1.61 (1.13; 2.16) | 1.49 (0.99; 2.02) | 0.940 |
3.5 ÷ 5.0 | Me (Q1 ÷ Q3) | 0.86 (0.53; 1.14) | 1.00 (0.74; 1.19) | 0.96 (0.69; 1.11) | 0.82 (0.42; 0.99) | 0.466 |
TJ | CD | FD | RD | |
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Me = 4.72 | Me = 4.67 | Me = 4.17 | Me = 3.33 | |
TJ | p = 1.000 | p = 0.866 | p = 0.028 | |
CD | p = 1.000 | p = 0.273 | p = 0.018 | |
FD | p = 0.866 | p = 0.273 | p = 0.033 | |
RD | p = 0.028 | p = 0.018 | p = 0.033 |
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Balinski, S.; Morawska-Kochman, M.; Bolejko, R.; Dudek, K.; Bochnia, M. Dental Condition as A Factor Modifying the Transmission of the Sound Vibration in the Skull Bones. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 6478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186478
Balinski S, Morawska-Kochman M, Bolejko R, Dudek K, Bochnia M. Dental Condition as A Factor Modifying the Transmission of the Sound Vibration in the Skull Bones. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(18):6478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186478
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalinski, Slawomir, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Romuald Bolejko, Krzysztof Dudek, and Marek Bochnia. 2020. "Dental Condition as A Factor Modifying the Transmission of the Sound Vibration in the Skull Bones" Applied Sciences 10, no. 18: 6478. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10186478