Condylar asymmetry and its relation to age in a group of patients with a craniomandibular disorder of myogenous origin.
A group of patients with a myogenous origin of craniomandibular disorders was found to show a variation of condylar asymmetry with age. The curve obtained by plotting patient age against their asymmetry index was parabolic in nature. This differed from a group of patients with an arthrogenous origin of pain, where a linear correlation with age, with a negative slope, had previously been found. The mean asymmetry index for this group of patients was found to be 23.77%. This is higher than that reported for a group of patients with a craniomandibular disorder of arthrogenous origin, namely 18.76%. It appears that these two groups differ in the variation of condylar asymmetry with age..
Miller
V J
VJ
Department of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Myers
S L
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Yoeli
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Zeltser
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D017271:Craniomandibular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000150:complications*