title: Relationship between anterior guidance and mesiodistal inclination of lower incisor in human subject with or without TMJ noise.
abstract: The relationship between anterior guidance and the mesiodistal inclination of the lower incisors relative to the existence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) noise was investigated. One hundred and thirty-four individuals, 21 to 40 years of age (mean age 23.8; 104 men and 30 women), were examined. A highly significant correlation was observed between the mean lower-incisor inclination and the difference in steepness between the right and left anterior guidances in the subject group showing TMJ noise (P<0.001), whereas no significant correlation was observed in the group without TMJ noise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Japan. minagi@dent.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Natsuaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000502:physiology; D003481:Cuspid / Q000502:physiology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D013016:Sound; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000502:physiology*