Temporomandibular Joint Facts and Foibles

Mercuri, Louis G.

doi:10.3390/jcm12093246

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“…Scientific evidence demonstrates the association between disc displacement and those morphologic traits [15,16]. Even though dental occlusion is not an etiological factor for TMD [7,35], all the previously mentioned characteristics (skeletal class II, asymmetric prognathism, hyperdivergent growth pattern, and open bite) increase the orthodontic treatment difficulty. Therefore, the odds of seeing high levels of malocclusion complexity are increased in patients with these characteristics.…”

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Malocclusion Complexity in Patients with Disc Displacement Disorders: A Case–Control Study

et al. 2023

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This study aimed to determine the possible association between disc displacement (DD) disorders and malocclusion complexity. This cross-sectional study was carried out using a case–control design. The Research Diagnosis Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders were used to identify cases and controls. The Index of Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON) was used to quantify malocclusion complexity as easy, mild, moderate, difficult, or very difficult. A total of 310 subjects were included: 130 cases and 180 controls. A binary logistic regression (p < 0.05) was used to identify associations. The odds ratio (OR) was also calculated. DD was associated with sex, age, and malocclusion complexity (p < 0.05). The malocclusion complexity comparison showed that 89.3% of the controls fell within the easy–moderate levels of the ICON, whereas 85.4% of the cases were in the moderate–very difficult levels (p ≤ 0.001). Difficult and very difficult malocclusions had high ORs (9.801 and 9.689, respectively) compared to the easy cases. In conclusion, patients with malocclusion complexity levels classified as difficult or very difficult have greater odds of presenting DD.

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