[Disturbance syndrome of temporomandibular joint in cleft lip and palate patients with crossbite].
The function of temporor-mandibular joint in unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) palients with crossibite was studied in this paper. 29 UCLP patients with crossbite were examined clinically and with Mandibular Kinesiography and X-ray. The results were as bellow (1) Insidence of TMJDS in UCLP patients with crossbite was 75.8%. (2) The condyle of 17.8% patients moved distally and 35.7% of patients moved distally asymmetry. (3) The distance of mandibular border movements in cleft patients were in normal range. We conclude that insidence of TMJDS in UCLP patients were high and we should take it into consideration in the orthodontic treatment.
Li
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W
School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
Lin
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J
Fu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology