The dental occlusion as a suspected cause for TMDs: Epidemiological and etiological considerations

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 502-512

  Turp J C ^a   Schindler, H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bruxism; Causality; Craniomandibular disorders; Dental occlusion; Malocclusion; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSALITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861980474     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02304.x     Document Type: Review

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