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Temporomandibular Disorders and Dental Occlusion: What Do We Know so Far?
Davis C Thomas1, Steven R Singer2, Stanley Markman2
1Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, 110 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA; Eastman Institute of Oral Health, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Abstract:
Throughout the recorded history in the literature of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) there have been a variety of opinions as to its primary cause. Those supporting an occlusal basis of TMD opined that occlusal dysfunction is either the primary cause for or a significant etiopathogenic factor in the causation of TMD. Most of the current literature, however, points to evidence in another direction and questions the causal role of occlusion and occlusal disharmony in TMD etiopathogenesis. Recognition of this evidence-based literature is paramount in eliminating and preventing the chances of overtreatment of patients with TMD.
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