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  • Title: Morphology of the temporomandibular joint in skeletal class iii symmetrical and asymmetrical cases: a study by cephalometric laminography.
    Author: Akahane Y, Deguchi T, Hunt NP.
    Journal: J Orthod; 2001 Jun; 28(2):119-28. PubMed ID: 11395526.
    Abstract:
    The aetiology of asymmetric growth in the mandible is not well understood. Previous studies have indicated that the functional lateral shift of the mandible in the period of prepubertal growth may translate to a true skeletal asymmetry, exclusively in skeletal Class III malocclusion. This asymmetry develops more characteristic features during the pubertal and post-pubertal growth periods. Early correction of a functional lateral shift of the mandible is recommended. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the morphology of the temporomandibular joints and asymmetry in skeletal Class III malocclusion in adult female patients. Cephalometric and laminographic findings in 36 asymmetric skeletal Class III patients with a lateral shift of mandible (group 3) were compared to those of 25 symmetric skeletal Class I patients (group 1) and the same number of symmetric skeletal Class III malocclusions (group 2). All the patients had received no orthodontic treatment. The results showed that the TMJ of the side to which the mandible shifted showed a significantly narrower and shorter shape of the condyle head, smaller superior condylar space, and steeper eminence than those of the unshifted side.
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