The relationship between arch width and vertical facial skeletal types of the adults with individual normal occlusion / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To analyze the correlation between arch width and different vertical facial skeletal types of the adults with individual normal occlusion.Methods:52 adults with individual normal occlusions(females 31,males 21) were included.According to the values of mandibular plane angle MP-FH,SN-MP measured on CBCT image the subjects were divided into 3 groups(13 cases with highangle,19 with average-angle and 20 with low-angle groups).12 parameters were measured for each sample,including maxillary and mandible arch width and alveolar arch width between canines,between first premolars and between first molars,the difference between the maxillary arch width and mandibular arch width were calculated.The data were statistically analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Pearson~ rank correlation test.Results:In the group of high-angle,average-angle and low-angle the alveolar arch width(mm) between maxillary canines was 38.03 ± 1.90,39.65 ± 1.80 and 39.78 ± 2.20 respectively(P ＜ 0.05).The arch width between maxillary first premolars of high-angle group(37.01 ± 1.60) was smaller than that of low-angle group(38.65 ± 1.30).The arch width difference in canine area between maxillary and mandibular alveolar in high-angle,average-angle and low-angle groups was 7.39 ± 1.82,9.04 ± 1.43 and 9.26 ± 1.67 respectively(P ＜0.05);in maxillary first premolars area in high-angle(6.8 ± 1.59) was smaller than that in averageangle(7.79 ± 1.09),maxillary and mandibular arch width showed no statistical difference.Pearson correlation test showed that among 3 groups,upper and lower alveolar arch width difference in canine and first premolars area was negatively correlated with the mandibular plane angle.while upper and lower arch width difference showed no statistical correlation with the mandibular plane angle.Conclusion:The maxillary middle arch width of the subjects with individual normal occlusion was correlated with vertical facial type.