Jaw Biodynamics in 24 Patients with Chronic Unilateral TMD

24 adult patients with severe chronic unilateral temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) were assessed for functional and dynamic factors. Data includes measurements of condylar path (CP) angles, lateral guidance (LG) angles, and identification of a habitual chewing side for 71% of patients. The dataset supports research into a new TMD paradigm linking affected side to chewing habits, jaw motion, and CP angle.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between habitual chewing side and condylar path (CP) angle measurements to test the proposed TMD paradigm.
• Investigate correlations between lateral guidance (LG) angles and the side of TMD pain for diagnostic model development.
• Use CP and LG angle data to characterize biomechanical variation within a cohort of 24 patients with chronic unilateral TMD.

Strengths

• Includes specific numerical summaries for key biomechanical variables: mean CP angle of 47.90 degrees and mean LG angle of 42.95 degrees.
• Focuses on a clinically defined cohort of 24 patients with severe chronic unilateral TMD and natural dental evolution.
• Data collection employed established clinical instruments: conventional axiography for CP and K7 jaw tracking for LG.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 24 patients limits statistical power and generalizability of findings.
• Patient cohort is specific to severe chronic unilateral TMD, which may not represent the broader TMD population.
• Lack of detailed column-level metadata or sample data restricts immediate understanding of the data structure.

Provenance

Source

Jose López-Cedrún via Dryad.

Collection Method

Clinical assessment using conventional axiography and K7 jaw tracking on patients with diagnosed TMD.

Freshness

Last updated in June 2020.