CONDYLAR ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH AN ANGLES CLASS-III MALOCCLUSION

Condylar asymmetry/age relationships were investigated in a group of 2 3 dentate patients with an Angle's Class III malocclusion and no signs or symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and no prior orthodontic t reatment. Condylar asymmetry was determined from panoramic radiographs . A graph of age versus asymmetry index was then plotted. There was no significant correlation between age and the asymmetry index in these patients (R-2=0.019). This is similar to results obtained for a group of patients with a Class I occlusion who were included as controls, an d similar to a group of patients with an Angle's Class II division 2 m alocclusion investigated previously.