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Abstract
Although many radiographic techniques are commonly used to evaluate the craniomandibular articulation, none of them is without short comings. This study compares two popular methods, transcranials and selective tomographs, to actual anatomic dissections of the joints.
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Faris Jumean
Faris Jumean, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Jumean is a colonel in the Jordanian army presently stationed in Amman. He received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in 1974. He studied Occlusion and Anatomy at Georgetown University, where he obtained his M.S. degree in 1986.
Costas G. Hatjigiorgis
Costas G. Hatjigiorgis, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Hatjigiorgis is currently a visiting assistant professor of occlusion at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He received his D.D.S degree from the University of Athens Dental School S in 1979. He studied occlusion and prosthodontics at Georgetown University, where he obtained his M.S. degree in 1984. He also served a residency in dental oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas.
Peter A. Neff
Peter A. Neff, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Neff is professor and chairman of the Department of Occlusion at the Georgetown University School of Dentistry. He received his M.S. in biochemistry from George Washington University and his D.D.S. degree from Georgetown University. He completed an internship at Florida State University and maintained a private practice in Florida before beginning his teaching career in 1966. He received his certificate in prosthodontics in 1979 and founded the occlusion department that same year.
Dr. Neff is past president of the American Equilibration Society, the Society for Occlusal Studies, director of the American Academy of Crown and Bridge, and a consultant to the U.S. Army and Navy. He has lectured throughout the world and is the author of Occlusion and Function and numerous published articles.