Abstract
Various causes may be complicated the appearance of signs and symptoms of stomatognatic dysfunction.
In this report, the state of patients with stomatognatic dysfunction of an aged person is discussed by statistical observation.
From the results we obtained,
1. The patients of an aged person were occupied 22% of all patients with stomatognatic dysfunction.
2. The chief complaints and present state of them were similar to all of the patients, but characteristic differences were found in some items.
3. The morphological and locational changes of condyle in glenoid fossa were found characteristically in an aged person.
4. As the cause factor, in an aged person, the change of the physiological changes by aging played majour part with occlusal dysharmony. are suggested.
