A Novel Device to Measure the Optimal Position of Central Incisors in Anteroposterior Dimension Clinically: “P” Device

Abstract

Facial esthetic has always been a concern for humans for ages. The anteroposterior (AP) position of central incisors plays a key role in building facial esthetic in a smiling profile view. There have been various cephalometric, profilometric, and photographic methods used in the past to assess and predict the AP position of maxillary incisors in their optimal esthetic position. Our new device will help to predict, assess, and measure the optimal AP position of maxillary central incisors clinically using the glabella as a landmark.