Lower facial angle and its correlation with the height and depth of the face in the determination of the vertical dimension of occlusion

LUCHETTI CESAR ; CRUZADO ALICIA ; KITRILAKIS ALICIA ; VIGO FERNANDO ; OSTROWICZ DANIEL

Viena

Congreso; 27 Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Association for Osseointegration; 2018

European Association for Osseointegration

Recording vertical dimension in the edentulous patient has been for years a controversial issue and is one the most challenge points in prosthodontics, both conventional and over implants.To evaluate the lower facial angle and the height and depth of the face by means of cephalometry, with the objective to contributewith more elements to the vertical dimension record. 150 edentulous patients were randomly selected from the Clinic of Total Prosthesis of the Department of Prosthodontics A. (NationalUniversity of La Plata, Argentina).All patients received conventional complete prosthesis and were satisfied with the results both functional and aesthetically.After that, the following measures were recorded:Extra-orally: External eye angle ? Labial commissure #M1 and Base of the Nose ? Chin #M2.Cephalometric measurements were recorded: Lower facial angle, Depth of the face and Height of the face. (Fig. 1)Correlation of the Lower facial angle with the other variables was searched. Extraoral measurements were: M1: 6.98 cm (0.44) and M2: 6.74 cm (0.47).Lower facial angle: 49.98 degrees (4.55). Depth of the face: 6.38 cm (0.83). Height of the face: 6.41 cm (1.13). Correlations werefound between Lower facial angle with Height of the face ? with a direct relationship (p