Relationship between sagittal condylar path and the degree of mandibular asymmetry in unilateral cross-bite patients.
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between sagittal condylar path and the degree of mandibular asymmetry during jaw opening movement in subjects (25 adults: 7 males, 18 females) with unilateral cross-bite. The degree of mandibular shift was measured with the axial projected head plate. Sagittal condylar path was obtained by CADIAX. The shifted side of the condyles had a steeper condylar path than that observed on the ipsilateral side. There was no correlation between the deviation of the forward component in the sagittal condylar path and the degree of mandibular asymmetry.
Mimura
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Matsumoto Dental College, Department of Orthodontics, Nagano, Japan.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000503:physiopathology