Three-dimensional characteristics of temporomandibular joint morphology and condylar movement in patients with mandibular asymmetry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Investigating the morphological and functional effects on mandibular asymmetry (MA) is important not only to understand the developmental process of masticatory dysfunction, but also to provide suggestions for evidence-based occlusal treatment.

Aim

To evaluate three-dimensional temporomandibular joint (TMJ) morphology and its relationship to asymmetrical condylar movement in MA patients.

Materials and methods

Fifty subjects were divided into MA and control groups (n = 25 each) according to a menton deviation of 4 mm from the mid-sagittal plane. TMJ morphology (condyle, glenoid fossa and TMJ spaces) were evaluated using a three-dimensional analysis programme. Three-dimensional condylar movements (from the sagittal and horizontal planes) were recorded and mea

SUBMITTER: Tun Oo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9797632 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature