What is it about?
Mandibular movement capacities are age and gender dependent Maximum mouth opening, laterotrusions and protrusion are related Mandibular movement capacities and occlusal traits are associated
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Why is it important?
TMJ examination is important routine in the clinical practice, and mandatory before the commencement of orthodontic treatment. Mandibular movement capacity reflects the functional status of the temporomandibular joints.
Perspectives
The co-authors of this article are my colleagues with whom I have had a long-term cooperation. Knowledge about associations between occlusal traits and mandibular movements is very limited.
Dr Hettel Sepp
Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Tampere University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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This page is a summary of: Mandibular movements in children with deciduous and mixed dentition and in young adults with permanent dentition—the association between movements and occlusal traits, European Journal of Orthodontics, June 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjaa033.
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