Abstract
The purpose of this work was to develop cephalometric standards of the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) in Moroccan adults. Our data consisted of standardized lateral cephalometric radiographs of 98students at the Casablanca Faculty of Dentistry. These included 74women and 24men aged 18-34years, who were selected on the basis of a well-proportioned face, acceptable profile, ClassI occlusion, minor or no crowding, and no history of orthodontic treatment. Mean values of seven (six angle and one linear) dentoskeletal parameters were determined from lateral cephalometric radiographs. These Moroccans tended to exhibit an opening in the VDO in comparison with the standards of Steiner and Wylie and those of other populations: GoGn/SN: 35.4°±5.3°, FMA: 25.6°±5.1°, Occ/SN: 19.3°±4.7°, Occ/Fr: 9.1°±4°, SGn/Fr: 59.2°±3.4°, ENA-Xi-Pm: 46.2°±4.4°, ENA-Me: 69.7±5.9mm. Moroccans have distinct cephalometric characteristics, which should be used as the reference in future orthodontic and prosthetic treatments.
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