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- Title
Relationship Between Overbite/Overjet and Clicking or Crepitus of the Temporomandibular Joint.
- Authors
Hirsch, Christian; John, Mike T.; Drangsholt, Mark T.; Mancl, Lloyd A.
- Abstract
Aims: Since occlusal variables such as overbite and overjet have been thought to be associated with tern porornandibular disorders (TMD), and joint sounds are sorne of the rnost prevalent signs of TMD, the airn of this study was to deterrnine whether overbite and overjet are risk factors for tern porornandibular joint (TMJ) sounds. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study of 3,033 subjects (age range, 10 to 75 years; 53% fernale) was con- ducted in Gerrnany. Overbite/overjet, reproducible reciprocal clicking (RRC) during open-close jaw rnovernents that did not occur in the protrusive jaw position, and joint crepitus were assessed according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Tern porornandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD). Results: When age and gender were controlled for, high or low values of overbite and overjet were not associated with a greater risk of RRC and crepi- tus as corn pared to a reference category of a norrnal overbite and overjet of 2 to 3 rnrn (rnultiple logistic regression; odds ratios 0.7 to 1.3; P > .05 for all). Conclusion: This study showed that higher or lower overbite or overjet jaw relationships, even extrerne val- ues, are not risk factors for TMJ sounds as assessed by clinical exarnination. J OROFAC PAIN 2005;19:218-225
- Subjects
GERMANY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR disorders; MALOCCLUSION; CROSS-sectional method; JAW diseases; OROFACIAL pain
- Publication
Journal of Orofacial Pain, 2005, Vol 19, Issue 3, p218
- ISSN
1064-6655
- Publication type
Article