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JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 81, Issue 3, Pages 164-169Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/154405910208100304
Keywords
temporomandibular disorders; dental occlusion; malocclusion; overbite; overjet
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL &CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH [P01DE008773] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIDCR NIH HHS [P01 DE08773-120008, P01 DE08873] Funding Source: Medline
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Overbite and overjet, especially high or low values, have been found in some studies to be associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This study evaluates the relationship between overbite/overjet and three TMD self-report measures (pain, joint noises, limited mouth-opening). Subjects were from two population-based cross-sectional studies (3033 subjects). After adjustment for age and gender, high or low values of overbite were not associated with an increased risk of self-reported TMD pain as compared with a reference category of a normal overbite of 2 to 3 mm (-8 to -1 mm, odds ratio = 0.36, 95% confidence interval = 0.05-2.76; 6 to 15 nun, odds ratio 1.08, 95% confidence interval = 0.68-1.72). Similar non-significant results were found for overjet and TMD pain, and for the association of overjet/overbite and joint noises or limited mouth-opening. This study provides the strongest evidence to date that there is no association between overbite or overjet and self-reported TMD.
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