TY - JOUR
T1 - The Spectral Properties of Temporomandibular Joint Sounds
AU - Gay, T.
AU - Bertolami, C. N.
PY - 1987/6
Y1 - 1987/6
N2 - Spectral analyses were performed on sounds recorded from TMJ's that had previously been classified into different intracapsular categories, in an attempt to determine whether the inherent properties of these sounds were unique for each different disorder. A total of 55 joints was studied: 32 were diagnosed as displaced disc with reduction [DDR], 10 were diagnosed as displaced disc without reduction [DDN], and 13 were diagnosed as degenerative joint disease [DJD]. The spectral analysis for each recorded joint sound was performed using a Fast Fourier transform routine, the results of which were plotted as a frequency vs. amplitude envelope. These analyses showed that different intracapsular TMJ disorders were characterized by sounds whose energy distribution patterns, while showing certain across-group differences, usually shared significant common spectral properties. The joint-propagated noises associated with DDR, DDN, and DJD were each characterized by a spectral envelope whose primary band of energy was centered around a peak at approximately 1 kHz, and which dropped off from that point to background levels. These patterns presumably reflect the resonance characteristics of the disordered joint as defined by the mass and stiffness of its articulating surfaces. Based on the findings of this study, it would appear that comparisons of the spectral envelopes of joint-propagated sounds would have only limited application in the differential diagnosis of intracapsular TMJ disorders.
AB - Spectral analyses were performed on sounds recorded from TMJ's that had previously been classified into different intracapsular categories, in an attempt to determine whether the inherent properties of these sounds were unique for each different disorder. A total of 55 joints was studied: 32 were diagnosed as displaced disc with reduction [DDR], 10 were diagnosed as displaced disc without reduction [DDN], and 13 were diagnosed as degenerative joint disease [DJD]. The spectral analysis for each recorded joint sound was performed using a Fast Fourier transform routine, the results of which were plotted as a frequency vs. amplitude envelope. These analyses showed that different intracapsular TMJ disorders were characterized by sounds whose energy distribution patterns, while showing certain across-group differences, usually shared significant common spectral properties. The joint-propagated noises associated with DDR, DDN, and DJD were each characterized by a spectral envelope whose primary band of energy was centered around a peak at approximately 1 kHz, and which dropped off from that point to background levels. These patterns presumably reflect the resonance characteristics of the disordered joint as defined by the mass and stiffness of its articulating surfaces. Based on the findings of this study, it would appear that comparisons of the spectral envelopes of joint-propagated sounds would have only limited application in the differential diagnosis of intracapsular TMJ disorders.
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U2 - 10.1177/00220345870660061901
DO - 10.1177/00220345870660061901
M3 - Article
C2 - 3476592
AN - SCOPUS:0023353523
VL - 66
SP - 1189
EP - 1194
JO - Journal of Dental Research
JF - Journal of Dental Research
SN - 0022-0345
IS - 6
ER -