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- Title
Relationships between the root-crown ratio and the loss of occlusal contact and high mandibular plane angle in patients with open bite.
- Authors
Uehara, Sawako; Maeda, Aya; Tomonari, Hiroshi; Miyawaki, Shouichi
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the root-crown (R/C) ratio and dental root length of teeth in patients with open bite and seek any relationships with occlusal contact (OC) and the mandibular plane (Mp) angle. Materials and Methods: Thirty-one patients with open bite with negative overbite of at least four anterior teeth and 31 control patients with clinically normal overjet and overbite were enrolled. R/C ratios, dental root length, OC, and Mp angle were measured using panoramic radiographs, dental casts, and cephalograms, respectively. Mean differences between the groups, and variations between the R/C ratio or root length and Mp angle in patients with open bite were statistically analyzed. Results: R/C and OC ratios from the incisors to premolars were significantly lower for patients with open bite than for controls, and some teeth had short dental roots. Relationships between low R/C ratio or root length and high Mp angle were significant in patients with open bite. Conclusion: Patients with open bite, especially those with a high Mp angle, have an unfavorable R/C ratio and short dental roots in some teeth, which may be related to the loss of OC.
- Subjects
DENTAL crowns; TOOTH roots; DENTAL occlusion; BITE plane splints; DENTITION; OCCLUSAL adjustment; MANDIBULAR joint
- Publication
Angle Orthodontist, 2013, Vol 83, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
0003-3219
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2319/042412-341.1