Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
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34
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Female
Male
Total
Dislocation Location
No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)
Anterior
16 (55.0) 6 (21.0)
22 (76.0)
Type of TMJ
Bilateral
Unilateral
Total
Posterior
(7.0) 1 (3.0)
18 (62.0) 7 (24.0)
3 (10.0)
25 (86.0)
Bilateral
1 (3.5)
2 (7.0)
3 (10.5)
Unilateral
1 (3.5)
1 (3.5)
Total
2 (7.0)
2 (7.0)
(0)
4 (14.0)
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Table 2
Aetiologic factors associated with the TMJ dislocation
Aetiologic Factors
Trauma
Accidents
Spontaneous Yawning
Laughing
Abnormal occlusion
Protracted
Dental procedure
Total
No. (%)
5 17.2
14 48.3
8 27.6
1
3.4
1
3.4
29 100
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Table 3
Predisposing factors associated with each type of TMJ dislocation
Predisposing factor
Absence of molars
Occlusal disharmony
Shallow fossae
Atrophic eminence
Lax ligaments
Present
Edentulous
Absent
Present
Absent
Present
Absent
Present
Absent
Present
Absent
Posterior
No. (%)
0
0
0
0
4
13.8
0
0
4
13.8
0
0
4
13.8
0
0
4
13.8
0
0
4
13.8
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