Korean J Orthod.  1984 Mar;14(1):151-160.

A roentgenocephalometric study on mesiodistal axial inclination of posterior teeth

• Choi BT
• Yang WS

Abstract

This study was designed to get the informations of the mesiodistal axial inclinations of the posterior teeth and of the relationships between these and other angular measurements of facial bony structures in normal occlusion and malocclusion groups using lateral roentgencephalograms. The subjects consisted of 73 normal occlusions (31 males 42 females), 38 class II Division 1 malocclusion(17 males 21 females) and 47 Class III malocclusions (19 males 28 females). The findimgs of this study are as follows: 1. In mandible, the posterior teeth axes of Class II Division 1 malocclusion group were inclined more mesially and those of Class III malocclusion group were inslined more distally than normal occlusion group. In maxilla, Class II Division 1 malocclusion group showed more distal inclination and Class III malocclusion group showed more mesial inclinaton of 1st, 2nd premolars and more distal inclination of 1st, 2nd molars than those of the normal occlusion group. 2. There was a tendency for teeth axes to maintain mearly the same inclination in relation to occlusal plane irrespective of various OMA and OPA in each group. 3. FMA, PMA and OPA were the largest in Class II Division 1 malocclusion group and OMA, GoA were tne largest in Class III malocclusion group. 4. There were high correlationships between mandibular teeth inclinations related to mandibular plane and 4 angulsr measurements except OPA, and between maxillary teeth inclinations related to palatal plane and OPA.

MeSH Terms

Bicuspid
Dental Occlusion
Humans
Male
Malocclusion
Mandible
Maxilla
Molar
Tooth*