[Clinical research on the relationship between the orthondontic treatment and the temporomandibular joint noises].
The sign of the temporomandibular joint(TMJ) noise was assessed through the comparison among seventy orthodontic patients before and after orthondontic treatment. The results showed, after orthondontic treatment the TMJ noise was less than before, no significant correlation was found between TMJ noise and the orthondontic treatment with or without tooth extraction.
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Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*