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Central Nervous System Depressants/administration & dosage , Ethanol/administration & dosage , Pain/drug therapy , Patient Satisfaction , Trigeminal Neuralgia/drug therapy , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Injections , Male , Middle Aged , Surveys and Questionnaires , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The aims of this study were to estimate the average maximum mouth opening and range of mouth opening in a representative sample of the Irish adult population, to compare mouth opening in patients with and without signs or symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction syndrome and to investigate the association between mouth opening and stature among populations. As part of the Irish National Survey of Adult Oral Health, maximum mouth opening was measured and questionnaire data collected for 1513 adults, aged 16-99 years. The average maximum mouth opening was 43 mm for males and 41 mm for females. Mouth opening was found to reduce with age, independent of gender. No link was found between reduced mouth opening and TMJ dysfunction or between mouth opening and stature in populations.
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Mouth/physiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Aging/physiology , Female , Humans , Ireland/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth/physiopathology , Movement , Range of Motion, Articular/physiology , Sex Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome/epidemiology , Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome/physiopathologyABSTRACT
Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SA-RPE) is a combined orthodontic and surgical procedure which facilitates an increase in transverse maxillary width in skeletally mature adults. Many different techniques have been described. In 1992 Pogrel and associates described a conservative method of widening the maxilla. This procedure consisted of bilateral zygomatic buttress and midpalatal osteotomies combined with the use of a tooth-borne device postoperatively. Other moreradical SA-RPE procedures have been described in which more extensive osteotomies have been performed. Experience of SA-RPE using the simplified technique described by Pogrel et al is describe.
