COMPARISON OF DISTANCE BETWEEN MAXILLARY CENTRAL INCISORS AND INCISIVE PAILLA IN DENTATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT ARCH FORMS

Authors

  • Majid Zia
  • Azad Ali Azad
  • Salman Ahmed

Abstract

Background: After loss of natural teeth, provision of prosthodontic services almost becomes necessity in thepresent day living. To provide effective mastication teeth have peculiar forms. To make it more efficient bothfunctionally and biologically, they are arranged in particular geometric manner referred to as dental arch. Theobjective of this study was to compare the distance between mesial edge of the maxillary central incisors andposterior border of the incisive papilla in dentate individuals with different arch forms. Methods: Aftersample selection, impressions were made for upper and lower arches and the resultant casts were standardised.Arch forms were assessed by their morphological description. Measurements on cast were recorded forincisive papilla (IP) and maxillary central incisor (CI) distance after securing it on cast surveyor. Results:Ovoid arch form was the most frequently observed arch form both in males (57%) and females (68%) whiletheir combination (Ovoid Square and Ovoid tapered) were the least commonly observed arch forms (4% and5% each). Gender seems to be important in about 1/4th of the dentate individuals, regarding both the type ofthe arches and CI-IP distance. Conclusion: Ovoid type of arches was the commonest arch form seen in eithersex. There is no significant difference between males and females in ¾th of dentate individuals, regarding thetype of dental arch as well as CI-IP distance.Keywords: Incisive papilla, arch forms, anatomic landmarks

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2009-12-01

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Vol. 21 No. 4 (2009): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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