Abstract
There is no universally accepted etiological factor of temporomandibular disorders according to the recent literature. Some studies suggested that partial edentulism has only a minor role in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Although some cadaver studies are able to show the relationship between posterior tooth loss and arthritic changes in temporomandibular joint, there is a consensus in the literature that the causal relationship between occlusion and TMD does not appear. Tooth loss and osteoarthritis (OA) is a natural progression of aging. Thus, the weak correlation between OA and tooth loss has to be reconsidered according to this fact. The historical studies especially from the 1970s speculated a close relationship of the above-mentioned topic using mostly the biomechanical theory. Later studies however confuted this theory. The clinical signs and symptoms of TMD are not always correlated with the anatomical changes in TMJ. Therefore, the results of the clinical researches are more important compared to the cadaver and radiological studies. These studies are also not able to evaluate muscle symptoms of the patients.
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Sülün, T. (2016). Management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in Partially Edentulous Patients. In: Şakar, O. (eds) Removable Partial Dentures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20556-4_21
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