A mouth opening index for patients with temporomandibular disorders

Limitation of mouth opening is an important sign of temporomandibular disorders. It is usually measured linearly from the incisal edge of the maxillary incisors to the incisal edge of the mandibular incisors. This measurement has been queried. A new measure of mouth opening, the opening index is sug...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of oral rehabilitation 1999-06, Vol.26 (6), p.534-537
Hauptverfasser:	Miller, V J, Bookhan, V, Brummer, D, Singh, J C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Dentistry Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Joint Dislocations - diagnosis Joint Dislocations - physiopathology Male Middle Aged Range of Motion, Articular Statistics, Nonparametric Temporomandibular Joint Disc - physiopathology Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - diagnosis Temporomandibular Joint Disorders - physiopathology Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - diagnosis Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Limitation of mouth opening is an important sign of temporomandibular disorders. It is usually measured linearly from the incisal edge of the maxillary incisors to the incisal edge of the mandibular incisors. This measurement has been queried. A new measure of mouth opening, the opening index is suggested. It was shown that the mean opening index differs for groups of patients with a myogenous or arthrogenous temporomandibular joint problem.
ISSN:	0305-182X 1365-2842
DOI:	10.1046/j.1365-2842.1999.00365.x