Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.59-62, 1999 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between occlusal factors: Angle classification, overbite, overjet, openbite, anterior and posterior crossbite, scissors bite or buccal crossbite and lateral openbite - and the presence of mandibular dysfunction in a sample of 359 Turkish children with mixed and permanent dentition. Z Test was used to compare the results. It was found that, Class III malocclusion in the permanent dentition and openbite, overbite=0, overjet=0, anterior-posterior crossbite in the mixed dentition were related with TMD.