Research Article

Craniofacial Morphology of Orthodontic Patients with and without Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic and occlusal characteristics of patients with and without TMDs.

TotalNo TMDTMD-value

Number(n (%))262 (100.0)124 (47.3)138 (52.7)

Age(years, mean ± SD)21.20 ± 7.1119.46 ± 7.4422.76 ± 6.44<0.001

Age stratification<18 years (n (%))90 (34.4)60 (48.4)30 (21.7)
≥18 years (n (%))172 (65.6)64 (51.6)108 (78.3)

GenderMale (n (%))91 (34.7)47 (37.9)44 (31.9)0.307
Female (n (%))171 (65.3)77 (62.1)94 (68.1)

Angle’s classificationAngle class I (n (%))103 (39.3)51 (41.2)52 (37.7)0.019
Angle class II (n (%))97 (37.0)53 (42.7)44 (31.9)
Angle class III (n (%))62 (23.7)20 (16.1)42 (30.4)

Independent samples t-test and chi-squared test were used. TMD: temporomandibular disorder, SD: standard deviation.