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Overbite and Overjet are not Related to Self-report of Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms

¹ Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Große Steinstr. 19, 06097 Halle/Saale, Germany;
² Department of Preventive Dentistry and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Harz 42-44, 06108 Halle/Saale, Germany;
³ Department of Oral Medicine and Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Health Sciences Bldg., Box 356370, Seattle, WA 98195; and
⁴ Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Health Sciences Bldg., Box 357475, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195;

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Figure. Relationship between overbite/overjet and self-report of three TMD symptoms. Best-fitted curves with 95% confidence intervals for the association between overbite or overjet and three symptoms of self-reported TMD by means of fractional polynomial regression. The lines are the partial linear predictors for the variable in question. A flat curve indicates no association, and lower values indicate less risk. The residuals in the statistical model are presented as dots.