Open AccessOcclusal Risk Factors for Temporomandibular Disorders
Author(s) -
Caio Marcelo Panitz Selaimen,
José Carlos Milanez Jeronymo,
Diego Pinheiro Brilhante,
Eduardo Martinelli Santayana de Lima,
Patrícia Krieger Grossi,
Márcio Lima Grossi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/0003-3219(2007)077[0471:orfftd]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - medicine , overjet , malocclusion , odds ratio , dentistry , confounding , logistic regression , confidence interval , overbite , orthodontics , palpation , inclusion and exclusion criteria , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
To determine the role of occlusal variables (overbite; overjet; number of anterior and posterior teeth; bilateral canine guidance on lateral and protrusive movements; anterior centric slide; Angle Classes I, II, and III malocclusion) as risk indicators for the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).