Open AccessA cephalometric evaluation of tongue from the rest position to centric occlusion in the subjects with class II division 1 malocclusion and class I normal occlusion
Author(s) -
Kumar Verma Sanjeev,
Pramod Tandon,
Dinesh Kumar Agrawal,
KC Prabhat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of orthodontic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.298
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2278-1897
pISSN - 2278-0203
DOI - 10.4103/2278-0203.99758
Subject(s) - occlusion , malocclusion , tongue , orthodontics , cephalogram , dentistry , position (finance) , medicine , dental occlusion , overbite , surgery , pathology , finance , economics
One of the common types of oro-dental morphopathologic relationship is the Class II Division 1 malocclusion. Therefore, the study of tongue position in Class II Division 1 may reveal a role of the tongue in the etiology or diagnosis of malocclusion.