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Bite Force, Occlusal Contact Area and Occlusal Pressure of Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Internal Derangement  

Kim, Ki-Seo (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Choi, Jong-Hoon (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Kim, Seong-Taek (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Kim, Chong-Youl (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
Ahn, Hyung-Joon (Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain / v.31, no.3, 2006 , pp. 265-274 More about this Journal
Abstract
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement, especially disc displacement with reduction (DDwR) is the most common TMJ arthropathy and has been thought to do some effects on masticatory performance. Measuring of maximal bite force has been widely used as objective and quantitative method of evaluating masticatory performance, but previous studies showed various results due to various characteristics of subjects and different measuring devices and techniques. In a few studies about the correlation of bite force and temporomandibular disorders (TMD), some authors reported that bite force and masticatory performance would be reduced in patients with TMD because of pain. But the correlation of changes in structure of articular disc and masticatory performance has not been well investigated yet. In this study, to investigate the influences of non-painful disc change on the masticatory performance, we measured the value of maximal bite force, occlusal contact area and occlusal pressure of 39 patients with non-painful DDwR of the TMJ using pressure sensitive film, and compared it with that of 59 controls. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The maximal bite force (P<0.01) and the occlusal contact area (P < 0.05) of the DDwR patients were greater than the controls. 2. There was no significant difference in occlusal pressure between the DDwR patients and the controls (P > 0.05). 3. The maximal bite force of the male group was greater than that of the female group (P < 0.05). However, the occlusal contact area and the occlusal pressure between the male and the female group didn't show significant difference (P > 0.05). From the results above, we can suggest that DDwR could be a factor of changing bite force, but more controlled, large scaled and EMG related further study is needed.
Keywords
Bite force; Occlusal contact area; Occlusal pressure; Pressure sensitive film; Disc displacement with reduction;
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