Open AccessDetermination of the relative parallelism of occlusal plane to three ala-tragal lines in various skeletal malocclusions: A cephalometric study
Author(s) -
Shashinandan K Venugopalan,
C L SatishBabu,
M S Rani
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.111246
Subject(s) - orthodontics , dentistry , medicine , cephalogram , cephalometry , overbite , malocclusion , mathematics
Establishment of a proper occlusal plane is needed for developing an occlusion that is compatible with the biomechanics of a stomatognathic system. There has been a great deal of controversy regarding the anatomic reference point/s taken for identifying the Camper's plane (Ala-Tragus) to which the occlusal plane is oriented parallel in regular complete denture Prosthodontic practice. There has been no study in literature to correlate the occlusal plane to the Camper's plane in various skeletal malocclusions using landmarks on a lateral Cephalogram.