Demir Mehmet Gökhan
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cranio. 2023 Jun 20:1-4. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2023.2226836.
The aim is to measure the maximum mouth opening (MMO) of healthy children between the ages 4 and 18 years.
Six hundred seventy-four children between ages 4 and 18 years were included in the study. Individuals with dentofacial anomaly, temporomandibular joint disease, infection, trauma, and rheumatic disease were not included in the study. The MMO of the participants was measured with a vernier caliper. Demographic information such as weight, height, and age was recorded.
The MMO was calculated to be 46.62 mm in boys and 45.96 mm in girls. The MMO value increased with increasing age. However, no difference was observed in terms of gender in the same age group.
In this study, normal MMO values between the ages 4 and 18 years were determined. It is to have differences in age group and society-based examinations. For this reason, it is important to know the normal values of each society in terms of age groups.
旨在测量4至18岁健康儿童的最大开口度（MMO）。
本研究纳入了674名4至18岁的儿童。患有牙颌面异常、颞下颌关节疾病、感染、创伤和风湿性疾病的个体未纳入本研究。用游标卡尺测量参与者的最大开口度。记录体重、身高和年龄等人口统计学信息。
男孩的最大开口度经计算为46.62毫米，女孩为45.96毫米。最大开口度值随年龄增长而增加。然而，在同一年龄组中，未观察到性别差异。
本研究确定了4至18岁的正常最大开口度值。在不同年龄组和基于社会的检查中存在差异。因此，了解每个社会各年龄组的正常值很重要。
