Research Article
Craniofacial Morphology of Orthodontic Patients with and without Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Comparison of demographic, occlusal, and craniofacial morphological characteristics between male patients with and without TMDs.
| | | Males with no TMD | Males with TMD | value | | 47 (51.6%) | 44 (48.4%) |
| | Age (years, mean ± SD) | 19.06 ± 6.37 | 21.13 ± 6.20 | 0.120 | | Angle’s classification | Angle class I (n (%)) | 20 (42.6) | 16 (36.4) | 0.165 | | Angle class II (n (%)) | 19 (40.4) | 13 (29.5) | | Angle class III (n (%)) | 8 (17.0) | 15 (34.1) | | Craniofacial morphological parameters (mean ± SD) | | Saddle angle (°) | 123.54 ± 3.74 | 122.58 ± 6.28 | 0.924 | | Articular angle (°) | 149.26 ± 5.85 | 151.51 ± 7.46 | 0.111 | | Anterior cranial base length (mm) | 67.17 ± 3.79 | 65.50 ± 3.70 | 0.035 | | Posterior cranial base length (mm) | 36.57 ± 2.82 | 37.52 ± 3.29 | 0.069 | | SNA (°) | 81.85 ± 2.71 | 82.63 ± 3.27 | 0.116 | | SNB (°) | 79.67 ± 3.91 | 79.64 ± 4.76 | 0.973 | | ANB (°) | 2.18 ± 3.43 | 3.00 ± 4.27 | 0.189 | | FMA (°) | 21.09 ± 6.23 | 23.65 ± 7.59 | 0.204 | | Gonial angle (°) | 116.57 ± 6.80 | 117.31 ± 9.16 | 0.662 | | Ramus height (mm) | 51.20 ± 5.66 | 51.43 ± 5.58 | 0.848 | | Mandibular body length (mm) | 73.17 ± 5.69 | 73.29 ± 5.59 | 0.915 | | Interincisal angle (°) | 122.73 ± 14.24 | 123.78 ± 14.07 | 0.724 | | Cant of occlusal plane (°) | 5.54 ± 5.28 | 7.59 ± 4.73 | 0.056 | | Overjet (mm) | 3.77 ± 4.04 | 3.31 ± 4.52 | 0.413 | | Overbite (mm) | 3.00 ± 1.99 | 2.49 ± 2.47 | 0.275 | | Anterior facial height (mm) | 120.00 ± 7.11 | 123.49 ± 8.69 | 0.038 | | Posterior facial height (mm) | 84.60 ± 6.75 | 86.09 ± 7.06 | 0.335 | | Wits appraisal (mm) | −0.21 ± 4.67 | −0.44 ± 7.03 | 0.715 |
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Independent samples t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test were used. ∗P < 0.05. TMD: temporomandibular disorder, SD: standard deviation.
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