Carano A, Keller D C
Università degli Studi di Bari.
Mondo Ortod. 1990 Jul-Aug;15(4):431-7.
Previous cephalometric studies do not adequately evaluate or determine anatomical features that characterize patients who are affected by temporomandibular dysfunction. The findings from this research appear to document a distinct correlation between the articular eminence and the posterior occlusal plane between symptomatic or asymptomatic patients. The eminence-occlusal plane angle is statistically smaller in the dysfunctional TMJ group than in the normal TMJ group. No other distinctive features are found in conventional cephalometric measurements between the two groups. The use od the eminence-occlusal plane angle could be necessary in the orthodontic practice and in the temporomandibular management to evaluate potential or actual TMJ problems.
以往的头影测量研究未能充分评估或确定颞下颌关节紊乱症患者的解剖特征。本研究结果似乎证明了有症状或无症状患者的关节结节与后牙合平面之间存在明显的相关性。功能紊乱的颞下颌关节组的关节结节 - 牙合平面角在统计学上小于正常颞下颌关节组。两组之间的传统头影测量中未发现其他明显特征。在正畸实践和颞下颌关节管理中，使用关节结节 - 牙合平面角可能有必要评估潜在的或实际的颞下颌关节问题。
