Flores Homero Fernando, Ottone Nicolas Ernesto, Fuentes Ramón
a Faculty of Dentistry , Universidad de Concepción , Concepción , Chile.
b Research Centre in Dental Sciences (CICO) Faculty of Dentistry , Universidad de La Frontera , Temuco , Chile.
Cranio. 2017 Mar;35(2):79-85. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2016.1162950. Epub 2016 Apr 4.
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are frequently observed in various populations. They affect both the temporomandibular joints and several associated structures such as the cervical spine. In this observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, the authors assessed possible relationships between various cranio-cervical parameters and TMD.
The study group consisted of 102 patients who were diagnosed with TMD and were treated at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Concepción, Chile. The control group was composed of 99 subjects without TMD, treated at other clinics of the University of Concepción.
The following relationships between TMD and cranio-cervical parameters were found to be statistically significant: TMD and inversion of the hyoid triangle (p = 0.0060); TMD and depth of cervical curvature (p = 0.0302); TMD and deformity of the cervical vertebrae (p = 0.0001).
The findings suggest a significant relationship between TMD findings and both cephalometric and morphometric parameters of the cervical spine.
颞下颌关节紊乱病(TMD)在不同人群中均较为常见。它会影响颞下颌关节以及多个相关结构,如颈椎。在这项观察性、描述性横断面研究中,作者评估了各种颅颈参数与TMD之间可能存在的关系。
研究组由102例被诊断为TMD且在智利康塞普西翁大学牙科学院接受治疗的患者组成。对照组由99例未患TMD且在康塞普西翁大学其他诊所接受治疗的受试者组成。
发现TMD与颅颈参数之间存在以下具有统计学意义的关系:TMD与舌骨三角倒置(p = 0.0060);TMD与颈椎曲度深度(p = 0.0302);TMD与颈椎畸形(p = 0.0001)。
研究结果表明TMD表现与颈椎的头影测量和形态测量参数之间存在显著关系。