ASC Acta Stomatol Croat, Vol. 37, br. 3, 2003. 349 of individuals, etc. Dental profesionals will have more of these patients in their everyday practice. Every oral intervention is connected with higher risk among people with DM compared to patients without DM. This report shows the case of a patient with IDDM, where inadequate dental treatment lead to complications, damaged his gen- eral health and jeapardized his life. The aim of this paper is to point out obligatory application of protocol for den- tal treatment of patients with DM. Odnos izmeu okluzijskih koncepcija i zvukova u temporomandibularnom zglobu KovaË Z, UhaË I, Girotto M, KovaËeviÊ D, GræiÊ R, MuhviÊ Urek M, BorËiÊ J. Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci, Katedra za stomatoloπku protetiku, Rijeka, Hrvatska Utjecaj okluzije na nastanak zvuka u temporomandi- bularnom zglobu nije potpuno potvren. Svrha je ovog istraæivanja bila utvrditi utjecaj okluzij- skih koncepcija na nastanak zvuka u temporomandibular- nome zglobu. Ispitivana skupina sastojale se je od 96 ispitanika u dobi od 24 - 52 godine (x = 35,03 ± 6,92). Okluzijske kon- cepcije odreene su kliniËkim pregledom. U ovisnosti o kontaktima na laterotruzijskoj i meziotruzijskoj strani ispitanici su kategorizirani u tri skupine (okluzija voena oËnjakom, grupna funkcija, te bilateralno uravnoteæena okluzija). KliniËkim pregledom te auskultacijom s pomoÊu stetoskopa registrirano je postojanje zvuka. 70,83 % ispitanika imalo je okluziju voenu oËnjakom, 16,66 % grupnu funkciju, a 12,5 % bilateralno uravnote- æenu okluziju. Zvuk u temporomandibularnom zglobu po- stojao je u 41,6 % sluËajeva. Rezultati statistiËke raπËlam- be (Pearson χ 2 ) pokazuju da izmeu skupina nema stati- stiËki znatne razlike (χ 2 = 2,09 p = 0,351). Rezultati ovog istraæivanja upuÊuju na zakljuËak da okluzijske koncepcije nemaju utjecaja na nastanak zvuka u temporomandibularnom zglobu. The Relationship Between Type of Occlusion and TMJ Sounds KovaË Z, UhaË I, Girotto M, KovaËeviÊ D, GræiÊ R, MuhviÊ Urek M, BorËiÊ J. Faculty of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia The influence of occlusion on the occurrence of sound in the temporomandibular joint had not been complately proved. The objective of this investigation was to determine the effect of type of occlusion on the occurrence of sounds in the TMJ. A group of 96 subjects, aged from 24-52 years (x = 35.03 ± 6.92) was examined. The type of occlusion was dentermined by clinical examination. Depending on the contacts on the laterotrusal and mediotrusal side the subjects were categorized into three groups (canine guided occlusion, group function and balanced occlusion). The existence of sounds was registred by means of a clinical examination and auscultation by stethoscope. In the examined group 70.83% of examinees had canine guidance, 16.66 % group function and 12.5 % bal- anced occlusion. Temporomandibular joint sound was present in 41.6 % of subjects. The results of the statistical analysis (Pearson χ 2 ) shows no statistically significant difference between these 3 groups (χ 2 = 2.09 p = 0.351). The results of this study suggest that the type of occlu- sion does not have an influence on the occurrence of sound in the TMJ. Utjecaj puπenja duhana na stomatognati sustav æena oboljelih od πeÊerne bolesti KovaËeviÊ D, KovaË Z, Uhac I, GræiÊ R. DeliÊ Z, BleËiÊ N. Katedra za stomatoloπku protetiku Medicinskog fakulteta SveuËiliπta u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska, E-mail: daniela.kovacevic@medri.hr Cilj rada bio je provjeriti utjecaj puπenja duhana na stomatognatni sustav æena oboljelih od πeÊerne bolesti.