scholarly journals Size of lower jaw as an early indicator of skeletal class III development

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 589-595
Author(s):  
Zdenka Stojanovic ◽  
Angelina Nikodijevic ◽  
Bozidar Udovicic ◽  
Jasmina Milic ◽  
Predrag Nikolic

Background/Aim. Malocclusion of skeletal class III is a complex abnormality, with a characteristic sagital position of the lower jaw in front of the upper one. A higher level of prognatism of the lower jaw in relation to the upper one can be the consequence of its excessive length. The aim of this study was to find the differences in the length of the lower jaw in the children with skeletal class III and the children with normal sagital interjaw relation (skeletal class I) in the period of mixed dentition. Methods. After clinical and x-ray diagnostics, profile tele-x-rays of the head were analyzed in 60 examinees with mixed dentition, aged from 6 to 12 years. The examinees were divided into two groups: group 1 - the children with skeletal class III and group 2 - the children with skeletal class I. The length of the lower jaw, upper jaw and cranial base were measured. The proportional relations between the lengths measured within each group were established and the level of difference in the lengths measured and their proportions between the groups were estimated. Results. No significant difference between the groups was found in the body length, ramus and the total length of the lower jaw. Proportional relation between the body length and the length of the lower jaw ramus and proportional relation between the forward cranial base and the lower jaw body were not significantly different. A significant difference was found in proportional relations of the total length of the lower jaw with the total lengths of cranial base and the upper jaw and proportional relation of the length of the lower and upper jaw body. Conclusion. Of all the analyzed parameters, the following were selected as the early indicators of the development of skeletal class III on the lower jaw: greater total length of the lower jaw, proportional to the total lengths of cranial base and the upper jaw, as well as greater length of the lower jaw body, proportional to the length of the upper jaw body. .

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 645-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenka Stojanovic ◽  
Predrag Nikolic ◽  
Angelina Nikodijevic ◽  
Jasmina Milic ◽  
Branislav Stojanovic

Background/Aim. Malocclusion of skeletal class III is a complex irregularity of sagittal inter-jaw relationship, which is due to irregularities of sagittal position of one or both of the jaw bones, which is often associated with disproportionate ratio of their length. The aim of this study was to determine whether the length of the jaw of children with skeletal class III in the period of mixed dentition was changed. Methods. Fifty children with skeletal class III and the same number of those with skeletal class I, of both sexes, have been selected on the basis of cephalometric analysis of profile tele-x-ray of the head. All the children aged 6-12 had mixed dentition, and were divided according to sex and age into three subgroups within each group. The length of maxilla, mandible and cranial base were measured. Proportions among the lengths measured within each group were found and difference significance in the measured lengths and their proportions among groups and subgroups were evaluated. Results. The children with skeletal class III, compared with the findings in the control group, had significantly lower values of maxillary length, total maxillary length, as well as lower values of their lengths in proportion to lengths of the front or the total length of cranial base and in proportion to mandibular lengths (p < 0.05). Among the patients of different sexes, both in the test and the control group, a significant difference in the values of the measured lengths was found. Conclusion. The children with skeletal class III have significantly shorter maxilla than those with skeletal class I.


2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1039-1045
Author(s):  
Zdenka Stojanovic ◽  
Predrag Nikolic ◽  
Angelina Nikodijevic ◽  
Jasmina Milic ◽  
Milos Duka

Background/Aim. Skeletal Class III malocclusion is a discrepancy in the sagittal jaw relationship, due to imbalances in their development and/or position, resulting in the dominant appearance of the lower jaw in facial profile. The aim of this study was to determine variations in the sagittal position of the jaw bones to the cranial base in subjects with skeletal Class III, for the earliest possible diagnosis of malocclusion. Methods. Fifty children and as many adults with skeletal Class III, both sexes, were examined and selected, based on the findings of sagittal interjaw relationship (ANB) ? 0? from the cephalometric analysis of tele-x-ray profile head shots. The subjects were grouped according to age. The first group consisted of children aged 6-12 years, and another group, of adults aged 18-26 years. We measured the angles of maxillary prognathism (SNA), mandibular prognathism (SNB) and ANB. Based on these results, within the respective groups subclassification into the subgroups was done, among which a significant difference measured values was evaluated. In both groups a significant correlation of the determined values was evaluated. Results. An average SNA angle ranged 77.36 ? 3.58 in children and 77.32 ? 4.88 in adults, while an average SNB angle was 79.46 ? 3.91 in the group of children and 81.12 ? 3.76 in adults. An average ANB angle was -2.10 ? 2.07 in children, and -4.00 ? 2.34 in adults. In both groups, a significant correlation between the measured values and a significant difference in the values of all the measured parameters were found between patients from different subgroups (p < 0.01). Conclusion. The most common morphological variation of sagittal position of the upper jaw is its retrognatism, which is equally present in both children and adults. Sagittal position of the lower jaw in most of the adults was prognathic, while mandible prognathism in the children was less present.


2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 604-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenka Stojanovic ◽  
Jasmina Milic ◽  
Predrag Nikolic

Background/Aim. In malocclusion of skeletal class III, mandible is located in front of maxilla in sagital plain, which is manifested by a lower value of the sagital inter-jaw angle than in skeletal class I, where the jaw sagital relation is normal. Apart from the deformities on mandible and/or maxilla, in skeletal class III deformities are also frequent on the cranial base. The aim of this research was to find the differences in the parameter values on the cranial base among the children with skeletal class III and the children with skeletal class I in the period of mixed dentition. Methods. After clinical examination and orthopan-tomography, profile radiography of the head was analyzed in 60 examinees, aged from 6?12 years. The examinees were divided into two groups: group 1 - the children with skeletal class III; group 2 - the children with skeletal class I. Both linear and angular parameters on the cranial base were measured, as well as the angles of maxillary and mandible prognatism and the angle of sagital inter-jaw relation. The level of difference in the parameter values between the groups was estimated and the degree of correlation of the main angle of the cranial base with the angles of sagital position of the jaws in each of the two groups was established. Results. A significant difference between the groups was found only in the average values of the angles of maxillary prognatism and sagital interjaw relation. In the group 1, the main angle of the cranial base was in a significant correlation with the angles of sagital positions of the jaws, while in the group 2, such significance was not found. Conclusion. There were no significant differences in the parameter values on the cranial base between the groups. There was a significant correlation of the main angle of the cranial base with the angles of sagital position of the jaws in the group 1 only. .


2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Zdenka Stojanovic ◽  
Jasmina Milic ◽  
Verica Pavlic

Introduction/Objective. Class III malocclusion is a sagittal intermaxillary disproportion with dominant presence of mandible. Apart from primary sagittal, anomalies in vertical face dimension can also be present. The aim of this study is to evaluate vertical facial disproportions in the skeletal Class III malocclusion in stage of mixed dentition, in order to better plan its early therapy. Methods. In total 100 children were randomly selected and divided according to cephalometric analyzes in the two equal groups: Group 1 (experimental group) ? skeletal Class III malocclusion (n = 50) and Group 2 (control group) ? skeletal Class I (n = 50). The groups were further divided into three subgroups according to the age and gender of the children. Vertical craniofacial proportions were measured by anterior (upper, lower and total) and posterior facial height and their proportion. The values were statistically analyzed (p ? 0.05). Results. Upper anterior, lower anterior, total anterior and posterior facial height, proportion between lower and total anterior facial height, and proportion of posterior to total anterior facial height did not have a significant difference among children with Class I and Class III malocclusions. Upper anterior facial height proportional to total anterior facial height was statistically significant greater in experimental group when compared to control. Significant gender dimorphism was noted among the same subgroups. Conclusion. Vertical craniofacial proportions in children with Class III malocclusion in stage of mixed dentition was not significantly changed. This finding leaves room for the successful application of early, individually planned orthodontic therapy.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Gde Suryawan, Mahrus Dan Karnan

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik morfometrik dan meristik ikan julung-julung di Teluk Ekas, Lombok Timur. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 165 ikan yang di tangkap pada daerah intertidal dengan metode swept area menggunakan pukat pantai (beach seine) di tiga stasiun. Karakteristik morfologi yang terlihat dengan jelas pada ikan julung-julung ini yaitu memiliki rahang bawah dengan warna merah pada ujungnya dan memiliki ukuran yang jauh lebih panjang jika dibandingkan dengan rahang atasnya. Hasil pengukuran karakteristik morfometrik menunjukkan bahwa ikan julung-julung yang terdapat pada daerah intertidal perairan Teluk Ekas merupakan ikan muda (juvenile) dengan frekuensi panjang total (PT) tertinggi terdapat pada ukuran 13,1-15 cm. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ikan julung-julung di daerah intertidal Teluk Ekas memiliki karakteristik morfometrik yang hampir sama dengan ikan julung-julung pada umumnya. Kata-kata kunci: Ikan Julung-Julung, Karakteristik, Meristik, Morfometrik   ABSTRACT This research intended to know the morphometric and meristic characteristic of jumping halfbeak at Ekas Bay, East Lombok. The sample of this research consisted of 165 fishes which caught at intertidal zone using swept area method with beach seine in three stations. The morphological characteristic which can be seen clearly on jumping halfbeak has lower jaw with red tip and longer than its upper jaw. The results of measurement of morphometric characteristic proved that jumping halfbeak at intertidal zone of Ekas Bay were young fish (juvenile) total length highest frequency on range of 13,1-15 cm. The conclusion of this research is jumping halfbeak at the intertidal zone of Ekas Bay has the similar characteristic morphometric to the general one. Keywords: Characteristic, Jumping halfbeak, Meristic, Morphometric


Author(s):  
D. J. Yakoub ◽  
I. V. Startceva ◽  
O. I. Admakin ◽  
I. A. Solop

Relevance. Skeletal Class III malocclusion is one of the most difficult to correct. Genetics, environmental factors, and postembryonic development influence its etiology. Sagittal expansion of the upper jaw will ensure the correct position of the lower jaw, which in turn will improve the patient's aesthetic parameters and health. The study examines a treatment method using the Fixed anterior growth guidance appliance (FAGGA).Materials and methods. This clinical case presents a 21-year-old male with skeletal class III due to maxillary bone deficiency. The patient refused surgery to increase the size of the upper jaw and opted for orthodontic treatment. The latter was performed using a Fixed anterior growth guidance appliance (FAGGA), followed by a rapid palatal (maxillary) expansion (RME) and brackets. We removed the FAGGA after eight months. The profile and occlusion improved.Results. The change in the inclination and protrusion of the maxillary incisors improved the profile. We received 2mm of space behind the upper right canine and 1.5mm of space behind the left one and the SNA angle increased by 2 degrees. The treatment continues with RME and brackets.Conclusions. An increase in inclination and protrusion of the maxillary incisors and a slight skeletal change improved the aesthetic parameters of the facial area.


2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Verma

VG, 25-year-old male, presented with c/c of forwardly placed lower jaw and history of unsatisfactory previous orthodontic treatment. Extraorally, the patient had asymmetrical face and concave profile, competent lips, positive lip step, and chin deviated toward left side by 2 mm. Intraorally, the patient had Angle’s class III type 3 malocclusion with an overjet of (–1) mm, overbite of 0%, and cross-bite wrt 12, 21. The patient was skeletal class III due to macrognathic and prognathic mandible with hypodivergent growth pattern, and proclined upper and retroclined lower incisors. The patient was managed orthosurgically with bimaxillary surgery (maxillary advancement 3 mm + mandibular setback 7 mm) after presurgical decompensation. The case report discusses in detail the diagnosis and comprehensive management of the skeletal class III case.


1962 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Vera I. Evison

A small gilt-bronze disc brooch was found at Little Houghton, Northants., in 1957, a surface find on a Roman site, and was acquired by Northampton Museum (pl. xv b, fig. 1). It is a thin disc, diameter 2·5 cm., tapering at the border, with remains of pin holder and catch at the back and shallow pattern in relief on the front. The gilding has rubbed off the higher parts of the pattern, and has disappeared entirely in places where the brooch has been damaged and bent, possibly by fire. The ornament consists of two Style II animals, identical except for the shape of the jaw. They are S-shaped, turning round to bite their own backs; the body continues directly into the angle of a back leg which crosses the body and ends at the border in the rudiments of a foot; a front limb shoots forward to interlock with the hind curve of the other animal; the head is an eye framed by a right-angle; in one case the upper jaw passes below the body and the lower jaw is short and curves only slightly outwards; in the other the upper jaw again runs below the body, and the lower jaw swings round and seems to meet the upper jaw behind in a complete loop. There is damage at this point, however, and on analogous evidence it is quite likely that the lower jaw did not join the upper, but swept on independently.


1995 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazushige Tanabe ◽  
Royal H. Mapes

A well-preserved mouth apparatus consisting of jaws and a radula was found in situ within the body chamber of the goniatite Cravenoceras fayettevillae Gordon, 1965 (Neoglyphiocerataceae: Cravenoceratidae), from the middle Chesterian (Upper Mississippian) of Arkansas. Both upper and lower jaws consist of a black material. The lower jaw is characterized by a widely opened larger outer lamella and a shorter inner lamella. The upper jaw is fragmental. The radula is preserved in the anterior portion of the buccal space and comprises a series of tooth elements. Each transverse tooth row consists of seven teeth (a rhachidian and pairs of two lateral and one marginal teeth), with a pair of marginal plates. This arrangement is typical of radulae of other ammonoids of Carboniferous to Cretaceous age, coleoids, and the orthoconic “nautiloid” Michelinoceras (Silurian, Michelinocerida), suggesting a phylogenetic affinity among them.


1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf S. Tindlund ◽  
Per Rygh ◽  
Olav E. Bøe

Cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients often develop maxillary retrusion after cleft repair. Since 1977, a group of 98 cases with negative overjet (anterior crossbite) during the period of deciduous dentition has been treated by the Bergen CLP team. The purpose of treatment has been to achieve favorable occlusion with positive overjet and overbite by means of anterior orthopedic traction (protraction). The average age at start of treatment was 6 years 11 months, and mean treatment duration was 13 months. The protraction force was 700 g. The serial lateral cephalograms of the treated CLP group were compared with those of a noncleft group with normal growth. Normalization of the sagittal maxillomandibular relationship (ANB angle) was achieved. Significant changes were a more anterior position of the upper jaw, and a more posterior position of the lower jaw, due to mandibular clockwise rotation. The variation was considerable. This paper reports the overall changes in the whole CLP group (ALL-C group).


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