Mandibular size as a predictor of vertical dimension of occlusion based on cephalometric analysis
Omar E Gárate-Silva · 2024
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Description
Omar Gárate-Silva published this dental study in 2024. Dentists rebuilding a bite need to set the vertical dimension of occlusion, the height between the jaws when teeth meet. Many methods exist to find it, but few are well validated. This study asked whether jaw measurements from head X-rays can predict that height. It used a modified version of Knebelman's technique on ninety-six young Chilean adults with complete natural teeth.
All measurements came from one operator, using a digital caliper on the face and software on lateral head X-rays. Three jaw measurements correlated most strongly with the true bite height. Gárate-Silva combined them into a single formula. The formula's predictions matched measured values well, with a correlation of 0.77. The match held across facial types. He concludes the method is reliable and unaffected by sex, making it useful for restoring a patient's original bite height.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Omar E Gárate-Silva |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |