The relationship between maximal jaw opening and size of skeleton: a cephalometric study
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
- Vol. 23 (1), 22-24
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2842.1996.tb00807.x
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between maximal mouth opening and size of the skeleton. The subjects were dental students at the Dental School of the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido with no functional disorders of the masticatory system. The stature and maximal mouth opening were recorded in 29 males and 31 females. These subjects agreed to have a lateral cephalogram taken at the closed and maximal mouth opening positions. The correlations between the maximal mouth opening and the body height, mandibular length and mandibular angle were significant. The correlation between the maximal mouth opening and the movement of the condyle was also significant.Keywords
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