Anatomic study of condylar position at maximum intercuspation.
An anatomic study of the mandibular condylar position was conducted on 40 dried skulls with intact dentitions. The distance between the condyle and the mandibular fossa in three different sections were measured anteriorly, superiorly, and posteriorly. The mandibular condylar was found to be in a slightly anterior position. The implications are discussed.
D002508:Cephalometry; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology