PubMed · 14648252
[Temporomandibular function after malocclusion operations compared with a representative population group study].
Abstract
AIM: The temporomandibular function of patients after orthognathic surgery was evaluated with the Helkimo index (D 0-III) and compared with a normal population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) were evaluated with the Helkimo index (D 0-III) in a group of patients (n=105, F=69, M=36) after osteotomies. The average follow-up time was 47 months (9-141 months). The osteotomies performed were as follows: 58 bilateral sagittal split osteotomies, 12 Le Fort I osteotomies, 22 bimaxillary osteotomies, and 13 segment-osteotomies. A control group (n=202, F=114, M=88, age 20-39 years) was examined in an epidemiological study. The statistical analysis was performed using Windows software SPSS 10.0. RESULT: In 82.8% of the patients no symptoms or mild dysfunction were found. The comparison between the patient group (31.4%) and the control group (31.7%) revealed a similar frequency. The most frequent dysfunction was a reduced mobility of the mandible, which determined the statistical significance (p<0,05) between the patients and the control group for the dysfunction group D II and D III. The chi-square test could not detect any difference between sex and the kind of osteotomy with regard to dysfunction.
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P Maurer, J J Bock, C Otto, A W Eckert, J Schubert. 2003-11-04. [Temporomandibular function after malocclusion operations compared with a representative population group study].. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-003-0505-9
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