S. Minagi et al., Relationship between anterior guidance and mesiodistal inclination of lower incisor in human subject with or without TMJ noise, J ORAL REH, 26(10), 1999, pp. 781-785
The relationship between anterior guidance and the mesiodistal inclination
of the lower incisors relative to the existence of temporomandibular joint
(TMJ) noise was investigated. One hundred and thirty-four individuals, 21 t
o 40 years of age (mean age 23.8; 104 men and 30 women), were examined. A h
ighly significant correlation was observed between the mean lower-incisor i
nclination and the difference in steepness between the right and left anter
ior guidances in the subject group showing TMJ noise (P < 0.001), whereas n
o significant correlation was observed in the group without TMJ noise.