Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Dysfunction and Radiographic Condylar Morphology in Patients with Idiopathic Condylar Resorption.

Yanfang Yu, Sijie Wang, Mengjie Wu, Xiaoyan Chen, Fuming He

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Characteristics of condylar joint space, position and morphology in skeletal class II malocclusion patients with bilateral idiopathic condyle resorption.BMC oral health · 2026
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Long-term assessment of condyle-fossa relationship in skeletal Class II patients with idiopathic condylar resorption after combined orthodontic and orthognathic treatment.The Angle orthodontist · 2026
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Yanfang YuKey Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Orthodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Sijie WangKey Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Orthodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Mengjie WuKey Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Orthodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Xiaoyan ChenKey Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Orthodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Fuming HeKey Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Prosthodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

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Key Research and Development program of Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province 2019C03081National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970956Zhejiang Province Natural Science Foundation of China LY14H140002

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Abstract

Background: Little is known about the clinical characteristics of idiopathic condylar resorption (ICR). The aim of this study was to examine the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) and evaluate the morphological characteristics of the condyles in patients with ICR. Methods: Sixty patients with ICR (41 in the bilateral ICR group and 19 in the unilateral ICR group) and forty-one healthy controls were examined. Signs and symptoms of TMD were described, and three-dimensional models of the condyles were measured and analyzed. Results: In total, 81.7% of ICR patients had self-reported symptoms and 78.3% of ICR patients had objective-found signs. The anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, height, maximal sectional area, volume of the condyles, axial angle, and the distance from the posterior point of the condyle to the Saggittal standard line were significantly smaller in the ICR condyles compared with the controls (p < 0.05). The condylar neck angle was significantly larger in the ICR condyles compared with the controls (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Most patients with ICR had signs and symptoms of TMD. The prevalence of clicking and opening−closing deviation was significantly different between the bilateral and the unilateral ICR groups. In patients with ICR, the size of the condyles decreased significantly; the condyles also rotated inward, moved forward, and inclined posteriorly.

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condylar morphologycone beam computed tomographyidiopathic condylar resorptionsigns and symptoms

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PMID35893380

DOI10.3390/jcm11154289

PMCPMC9331313

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