Abstract
The aim of this report was to establish a method for objective examination of TMJ sounds which is required for preventive care of the TMJ dysfunction, and to confirm its clinical importance by means of analysis of mandibular border movement and EMG.
The subjects for the acoustical analysis of TMJ sounds consisted of 13 temporomandibular joints as the clicking group,4 as the crepitus group, and 11 as the control group. The subjects for the analysis of the mandibular movement and EMG consisted of 8 adults with clicking as the clicking group and 11 without TMJ sounds as the control.
