Craniofacial Morphology of Orthodontic Patients with and without Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 7
Comparison of demographic, occlusal, and craniofacial morphological characteristics between TMD patients with and without TMJ noises.
TMD without TMJ noises
TMD with TMJ noises
-value
52 (37.7%)
86 (62.3%)
Age (years, mean ± SD)
23.37 ± 7.20
22.38 ± 5.95
0.385
Gender
Male (n (%))
18 (34.6)
26 (30.2)
0.592
Female (n (%))
34 (65.4)
60 (69.8)
Angle’s classification
Angle class I (n (%))
25 (48.1)
27 (31.4)
0.128
Angle class II (n (%))
15 (28.8)
29 (33.7)
Angle class III (n (%))
12 (23.1)
30 (34.9)
Craniofacial morphological parameters (mean ± SD)
Saddle angle (°)
123.21 ± 5.24
122.22 ± 5.86
0.322
Articular angle (°)
151.41 ± 7.10
152.14 ± 7.38
0.572
Anterior cranial base length (mm)
64.28 ± 3.34
63.82 ± 3.64
0.660
Posterior cranial base length (mm)
34.72 ± 3.33
34.59 ± 3.97
0.839
SNA (°)
82.50 ± 3.21
82.19 ± 3.37
0.598
SNB (°)
78.95 ± 3.58
79.01 ± 4.98
0.941
ANB (°)
3.55 ± 2.88
3.19 ± 3.96
0.874
FMA (°)
23.48 ± 7.08
25.75 ± 7.42
0.080
Gonial angle (°)
117.01 ± 8.34
119.93 ± 8.28
0.047
Ramus height (mm)
47.68 ± 5.55
46.83 ± 6.53
0.438
Mandibular body length (mm)
70.98 ± 5.00
70.63 ± 5.45
0.623
Interincisal angle (°)
126.89 ± 14.52
123.99 ± 14.69
0.160
Cant of occlusal plane (°)
7.42 ± 4.69
7.45 ± 4.62
0.966
Overjet (mm)
3.40 ± 2.91
3.64 ± 3.82
0.363
Overbite (mm)
2.91 ± 2.30
2.32 ± 2.34
0.316
Anterior facial height (mm)
116.44 ± 8.84
118.38 ± 8.47
0.201
Posterior facial height (mm)
79.75 ± 7.76
78.90 ± 8.49
0.738
Wits appraisal (mm)
0.51 ± 4.33
−0.26 ± 6.24
0.816
Independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test, and chi-squared test were used. . TMD: temporomandibular disorder, TMJ: temporomandibular joint, SD: standard deviation.
