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Systematic Assessment of Mammalian Skull Specimens for Dental and Temporomandibular Joint Pathology
Published on: August 22, 2022
Vertical Craniofacial Morphology and its Relation to Temporomandibular Disorders
Paula Furlan Bavia1, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia1
1Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba Brazil.
Objectives:
This study investigated the association between craniofacial morphology and temporomandibular disorders in adults. The influence of different craniofacial morphologies on painful temporomandibular disorders was also evaluated.
Material And Methods:
A total of 200 subjects were selected, including 100 with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and 100 without TMD (control), diagnosed by research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders. All subjects were submitted to lateral cephalometric radiographs, and classified as brachyfacial, mesofacial, or dolichofacial by Ricketts' analysis. Data were analysed by Tukey-Kramer and Chi-square tests.
Results:
No association between craniofacial morphology and TMD was found (P = 0.6622). However, brachyfacial morphology influences the presence of painful TMD (P = 0.0077).
Conclusions:
Craniofacial morphology is not related to temporomandibular disorders in general.
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