Morphometric method for studying patients with crowding of teeth

Galstyan S. G., Rozhkova M. G., Lepilin A. V., Sevastyanov A. V., Fischev S. B.

Introduction. The assessment of the volume of space in the dentition is carried out using anthropometric methods that allow us to assess both the size of the teeth, and the features of the dentition, the apical bases of the jaws. [4, 5]. Goal. Study the width of the dental arches of the upper and lower jaws at the level of the premolars, when the teeth are full. Materials and methods. 106 patients aged 21-35 years (65 women, 41 men) were examined. the comparison group consisted of 45 people aged 21-35 years (25 women, 20 men) with intact dentition and physiological types of bite. Results. Morphometric indicators of dental arches in group 3 patients before treatment were lower than in the comparison group. In group 2 patients, pre-treatment indicators were lower than in the comparison group. In patients of group 1, these indicators almost corresponded to the comparison group. Conclusions: morphometric indicators of group 3 patients before treatment were lower than those obtained in the comparison group, and after treatment, the indicators were close to the values of the comparison group. In group 1 patients, these indicators were almost identical to the comparison group before and after orthodontic treatment. In group 2 patients after treatment, anthropometric indicators were registered on a par with those of the comparison group.

Keywords:crowding of teeth, plaster models, dental rows, orthodontic treatment.