INTEGRATED COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF AXIOGRAPHIC RESULTS IN PATIENTS WITH TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS IN STUDIED GROUPS

Abstract

Eighty patients with occlusal and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) were examined in a comparison to patients without clinical signs of TMDs (30 patients) to identify the most characteristic signs of the axiographic parameters specific to any given type of TMD. The analysis of axiographic findings revealed significant functional deviations in the mandibular condyle movements in patients with occlusal and temporomandibular disorders, which requires a well-grounded, balanced and consistent approach to the treatment of given diagnosed pathologies of dentofacial complex, which should include the normalization of occlusal and muscular relationships, the position of the mandibular condyle and meniscus in the mandibular fossa followed by orthopedic rehabilitation, aimed at stabilizing the restored occlusal and articular correlations.

Keywords

• temporomandibular disorder, electronic axiography, occlusion.