Clinical Study

Overjet and Overbite Influence on Cyclic Masticatory Movements: A CT Study

Table 1

Functional linear values of OB/OJ according to different authors in the literature.

AuthorsOverbiteOverjet

Kinaan 1986 [25]2 mm < OB < 4 mm2 mm < OJ < 4 mm
Pullinger and Seligman 1991 [26]1 mm < OB < 4 mm1 mm < OJ < 3 mm
Glaros et al. 1992 [22]OB < 5 mm
Sfondrini et al. 1997 [27]OJ < 2.5 mm
Ioannidou et al. 1999 [23] 0.5 mm < OB < 4 mm 0.5 mm < OJ < 4 mm
John et al. 2002 [24]2 mm < OB < 3 mm2 mm < OJ < 3 mm
Svedström-Oristo et al. 2002 [28]0 mm < OJ < 5 mm