Determining the Position of Tip of Maxillary Canines in Relation to Commissure of Mouth and Midpupillary Line and its Correlation with Square, Ovoid and Tapering Arch Form

Authors

  • Srijana Mishra Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics Chitwan Medical College and Hospital, Bharatpur
  • S RB Mathema Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnprossoc.v2i1.26807

Keywords:

Tip of maxillary canine, commissure of lip, interpupillary distance, arch form

Abstract

Introduction: Selection of appropriately sized maxillary denture teeth in various types of arch form is often a challenging aspect during complete denture rehabilitation. The correlation of facial anatomical landmarks may serve as a reliable predictor for the selection of teeth.

Materials and methods: The maxillary arch impression of 113 dentate subjects were made, casts poured and divided into square, ovoid and tapering arch form. The position of tip of maxillary canines in relation to commissure of mouth and midpupillary line were determined by using vacuum formed template and pupillometer respectively.

Results: The result showed the significant difference in mean distance from commissural to canine tip (p<0.001) and IPD (p<0.017) among square, ovoid and tapering arch form.

Conclusion: The commissure of lip may serve as a reliable guideline for selection of anterior teeth according to arch form and IPD/ICW can similarly be used to determine anterior teeth width.

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Author Biographies

Srijana Mishra, Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics Chitwan Medical College and Hospital, Bharatpur

Assistant Professor

S RB Mathema, Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu

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Published

2019-12-23

How to Cite

Mishra, S., & Mathema, S. R. (2019). Determining the Position of Tip of Maxillary Canines in Relation to Commissure of Mouth and Midpupillary Line and its Correlation with Square, Ovoid and Tapering Arch Form. Journal of Nepalese Prosthodontic Society, 2(1), 11–16. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnprossoc.v2i1.26807

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Original Research

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