USING A GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION OF THE DENTAL ARCH IN DENTOFACIAL ANOMALIES: A CLINICAL CASE

Puzdyreva M. N., Fishchev S. B., Sevastyanov A. V., Rozhkova M. G., Pavlova S. G., Vasilyeva N. A., Berezkina T. N., Fernando N. V.

Relevance. The size and shape of dental arches are currently of great importance to orthodontists. A number of researchers in their work emphasize the search for the ideal shape of the dental arch, which creates a harmonious optimum for the maxillofacial region. Positive treatment results in orthodontic and prosthetic dentistry, especially in the treatment of abnormal shapes and sizes of dental arches, do not always yield positive results using conventional sagittal and transverse arch measurements and diagonal arch biometric analysis methods. This article presents a clinical case of using a graphical reproduction method of dental arches during examination and treatment of a patient. This method utilizes biometric parameters of the dental arches in the transverse direction, including assessment of the intercanine transverse and anterior arch depth. Conclusion: The proposed method of graphical reproduction of dental arches in patients with dental arch shape and size anomalies during diagnosis and treatment is the method of choice and has yielded effective results in clinical orthodontics.

Keywords:orthodontics, morphometry, malocclusion, graphical reproduction of dental arches, dentofacial anomalies