Mandibular rest position, swallowing occlusal position, and maximum opening were evaluated in a sample of healthy young adults (52 male, 27 female) using a mandibular kinesiograph. It was found that males have a significantly greater vertical dimension of rest than do females, while there were no gender differences in the maximum opening. Most of the subjects had a swallowing occlusal position that coincided with or was very near to the position of maximum intercuspation. Reported data allow the definition of a three-dimensional normal range of variability of maxillomandibular positions during the functional tests most frequently used.
Ferrario, V. F., Sforza, C., Miani, A., D'Addona, A., Tartaglia, G., Statistical evaluation of some mandibular reference positions in normal young people, <<THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS>>, 1992; 5 (2): 158-165 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/122185]
Statistical evaluation of some mandibular reference positions in normal young people
D'Addona, Antonio;
1992
Abstract
Mandibular rest position, swallowing occlusal position, and maximum opening were evaluated in a sample of healthy young adults (52 male, 27 female) using a mandibular kinesiograph. It was found that males have a significantly greater vertical dimension of rest than do females, while there were no gender differences in the maximum opening. Most of the subjects had a swallowing occlusal position that coincided with or was very near to the position of maximum intercuspation. Reported data allow the definition of a three-dimensional normal range of variability of maxillomandibular positions during the functional tests most frequently used.
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