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Denture Wearers' Awareness of their Vertical Dimension
Author(s) -
ÖWall Bengt
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1983.tb00344.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nasion , vertical dimension of occlusion , dentistry , ranking (information retrieval) , dimension (graph theory) , significant difference , face (sociological concept) , correlation , orthodontics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , combinatorics , social science , geometry , sociology , computer science
A method of analyzing facial proportions in evaluating occlusal vertical dimension was used in a test on 71 complete denture wearers aiming to find a way to rank denture wearers with different stages of reduced vertical dimension and development an instruction for patients' self judgment. By use of face drawings on a proforma the patients ranked themselves into one of four classes. The investigator also ranked the patients into these classes. There was a significant correlation ( p <0.01) between the ranking by patient and investigator. The face proportions were also measured with an instrument. The distances nasion‐rima oris and subnasale‐gnathion were established. When ranking into classes, there was a significant ( p <0.0001) correlation between the ranking by the investigator and the measurements. The results show that it may be possible to use information of facial proportions to give complete denture wearers a way of assessment of face height and thus a reason to consult a dentist in case of suspicion of reduced vertical dimension.