The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics (대한치과보철학회지)
- Volume 30 Issue 1
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- Pages.15-24
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- 1992
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- 0301-2875(pISSN)
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- 2005-3789(eISSN)
A STUDY ON THE MANDIBULAR ASYMMETRY OF THE PATIENTS WITH THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION
측두하악장애 환자의 하악 비대칭에 관한 연구
- Shin Jeong-Il (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
- Kay Kee-Sung (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chosun University)
- Published : 1992.04.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the mandibular asymmetry of the patients with the temporomandibular dysfunction. In this study, 20 dental students aged between 22 and 27 years, Chosun University, who did not possess any restoration and symptoms like the temporomandybular joint click, pain, and opening limitation of the mandible were selected as the normal group. And 80 patients who were analyzed into the patients with the temporomadibular dysfunction(TMD) were divided into group I as the internal derangement and group II as external derangement. Both the normal group and the TMD Group were faked submento-vertex cephalogram by routine methods after that the unilateral mandibular length(L) and the amount of mandibular asymmetry and deviation were measured and analyzed. The results were as follows : 1, Unilateral mandibular length(L) of the normal group and the TMD group were
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