UDK: 616.724

VALUE OF SECONDARY PARTIAL ADENTIA IN DEVELOPMENT OF OSTEOARTHROSIS OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

I. N. Kostina

Уральская государственная медицинская академия, Екатеринбург

Abstract

A retrospective case-control study included 746 individuals investigating the effect of secondary partial loss of teeth (SPLT) on the development of osteoarthrosis (OA) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Absolute, relative risks, chances below 1 mean a preventive effect of SPLT on the development of OA of TMJ.

Keywords

osteoarthrosis, temporomandibular joint, secondary partial edentia.

Contacts

Костина Ирина Николаевна — к. м. н., доцент кафедры хирургической стоматологии и челюстно-лицевой хирургии, Уральская государственная медицинская академия, e-mail: kostinastom@yandex.ru