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Measurement of factors influencing mandibular function in dental students in Croatia

Aim of this study was to measure main variables influencing mandibular function - movements of mandible during chewing, speech and breathing, Measurements taken were: vertical and horizontal overlap of central incisives, side shift from centric relation (CR) to maximal intercuspation (MI) measured in sagital and frontal plain, maximal mouth opening, maximal mouth opening using force, maximal dextrotrusion and sinistrotrusion. Method used included same number of subjects and examiners. This was achieved by educating final year dental students before the measurement took place. They were both examiners and subject to each other. Comparison of this method to single examiner and multiple experienced examiner methods revealed no statistically different results. Measurements were divided by: gender, dental status, and number of signs and symptoms related to temporomandibualar dysfunctions (TMD) that were then statistically analyzed. There were no significant differences between results of this study and findings in current literature.

mandibular function; temporomandibualar dysfunctions

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