Measuring device for determining the position and movement of the head and lower jaw

Abstract

Measuring device with a head bow as a carrier of motion sensors to be fixedly attached to the head of a person, as a functional component of a device for determining all degrees of freedom of movement of the mandible relative to the maxilla, in a middle part which is configured as a sensor carrier part and includes a nose support for support on the root of the nose, and two bracket parts attached to the ends of the middle part with joints, which are configured such that in the state of use they lie on the left and right sides of the head of the person above the ears in order to temporarily fix the head bow there, wherein within the middle part or fixedly connected to it is a sensor system for determining the acceleration, the attitude or the position.