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Binary Logistic Regression Analysis on the Association of Occlusion with the Temporomandibular Joint Arthralgia in
Purpose:
To analyze the potential association between the occlusion features and the incidence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthralgia in patients with partial dentures.
Materials And Methods:
A total of 101 partial denture wearers were collected, 45 with unilateral TMJ arthralgia diagnosed according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD). Binary logistic regression analysis was adopted. The TMJ asymptomatic group (n = 45) was quantified as 0, while the TMJ arthralgia group (n = 56) was quantified as 1. In total, 13 occlusion variables were analyzed: gender, age, number of prosthetic teeth, number of dentition quadrants with a prosthetic tooth, anterior or posterior prosthesis location in maxillary or mandibular dentition, occluded prosthesis pair, anterior overjet, and overbite relation. Simple and multiple binary logistic models were adopted, accordingly, for the risk impact of them on TMJ arthralgia.
Results:
Overbite (OR = 2.238) and maxillary anterior prosthesis (OR = 0.305) were entered into the simple binary logistic model; while overbite (OR = 2.774) plus maxillary anterior prosthesis (OR = 0.347), overbite (OR = 3.425) plus unilateral maxillary posterior prosthesis (OR = 4.672), and overbite (OR = 3.476) plus overjet (OR = 0.436) and mandibular anterior prosthesis (OR = 0.177) were entered into the multivariate logistic regression model (all, P < .05).
Conclusions:
Partial denture wearers with a deep overbite, especially those with a unilateral maxillary posterior prosthesis, had a higher prevalence of unilateral TMJ arthralgia.
