Keller D C, Carano A
Chronic Pain Center, St. Louis University.
Cranio. 1991 Apr;9(2):159-64. doi: 10.1080/08869634.1991.11678362.
The causes of temporomandibular disorder are not clearly understood. The controversy regarding the role of the features, either dental or skeletal, still exists after nearly a half century of debate. The present study demonstrates an interesting correlation, expressed as an angular value, between the posterior surface of the articular eminence and the posterior occlusal plane. The group with dysfunction had a mean value significantly lower (133 +/- 4) than the group without symptoms (144 +/- 5). In light of this data, it is suggested to interpret a small eminence-posterior occlusal plane as an anatomical predisposing pattern for dysfunction.
颞下颌关节紊乱病的病因尚未完全明确。经过近半个世纪的争论，关于牙齿或骨骼特征所起作用的争议依然存在。本研究表明，关节结节后表面与后牙合平面之间存在一种有趣的相关性，以角度值表示。功能障碍组的平均值（133±4）明显低于无症状组（144±5）。根据这些数据，建议将较小的关节结节 - 后牙合平面解释为功能障碍的解剖学易感模式。
