mouth opening measurement
There were no significant differences among the measurements of MMO mean 488 mm 3 fingers of the right hand mean 473 mm and 3 fingers of the left hand mean 470 mm p 005. Uate temporomandibular joint function is measurement of the range of motion of the joints during maximum mouth opening MMO and lateral and protrusive movements. View Image It is a simple but important clinical parameter for follow-up and outcome assessment of diverse affections of the stomatognathic system eg. . 12 These parameters however are not applicable to all individuals because MMO varies considerably from one individual to another. Maximal opening of mouth is described as the greatest distance between incisal edge of maxillary central incisor to the incisal edge of mandibular central incisor when the mouth is opened as wide as possible painlessly or as the inter incisal distance plus the overbite. These values were significant and correlated with the width of three