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ABSTRACT
Range of motion is used in the examination and diagnosis of many joints. A simple method to measure and record temporomandibular joint range of motion is presented. Correlation of mandibular movement to excursive or lateral movements for a healthy population is described. The maximum incisal opening and lateral movements of 75 subjects, aged 20–50 years, were recorded. The average of maximum opening to lateral movements was found to be 4.4 to 1. A significant correlation or ratio of mandibular movement for use in diagnoses and treatment planning is discussed.
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J.L. Hochstedler
Dr. J.L. Hochstedler received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis in 1976. He maintained a pravate practice in Knoxville, Tennessee until 1990, when he entered the prosthodontic residency program at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. Dr. Hochstedler is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans.
James D. Allen
Dr. James Allen received his D.D.S. from the University of Tennessee, Memphis in 1984 and completed his prosthodontic training at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta in 1986. He taught prosthodontics at the Medical College of Georgia as an assistant professor from 1986 until 1993. Dr. Allen is presently an associate clinical professor at Vanderbilt University and maintains a full time practice in Nashville, Tennessee
Michael A. Follmar
Dr, Michael Follmar received his D.D.S. degree from the University of the Pacific in 1989. He completed the prosthodontic residency program at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta in 1991. Dr. Follmar maintains a private practice in Los Gatos. California.