Posterior dental compensation and occlusal function in adults with different sagittal skeletal malocclusions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare posterior tooth inclinations, occlusal force, and contact area of adults with different sagittal malocclusions.

Methods

Transverse skeletal parameters and posterior tooth inclinations were evaluated using cone beam computed tomography images, and occlusal force as well as contact area were assessed using pressure-sensitive films in 124 normodivergent adults. A linear mixed model was used to cluster posterior teeth into maxillary premolar, maxillary molar, mandibular premolar, and mandibular molar groups. Differences among Class I, II, and III groups were compared using an analysis of variance test and least significant difference post-hoc test. Correlations of posterior dental inclinations to occlusal function were analyz

SUBMITTER: Hwang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093660 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature