TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT RANGE OF MOTION - A RATIO OF INTERINCISAL OPENING TO EXCURSIVE MOVEMENT IN A HEALTHY POPULATION

Authors
HOCHSTEDLER JL ALLEN JD FOLLMAR MA
Citation
Jl. Hochstedler et al., TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT RANGE OF MOTION - A RATIO OF INTERINCISAL OPENING TO EXCURSIVE MOVEMENT IN A HEALTHY POPULATION, Cranio, 14(4), 1996, pp. 296-300
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Cranio → ACNP
ISSN journal
08869634
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
296 - 300
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-9634(1996)14:4<296:TROM-A>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Range of motion is used in the examination and diagnosis of many joint s. A simple method to measure and record temporomandibular joint range of motion is presented. Correlation of mandibular movement to excursi ve or lateral movements for a healthy population is described. The max imum incisal opening and lateral movements of 75 subjects, aged 20-50 years, were recorded. The average of maximum opening to lateral moveme nts was found to be 4.4 to 1. A significant correlation or ratio of ma ndibular movement for use in diagnoses and treatment planning is discu ssed.