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Journal of Dental Health, Oral Disorders & Therapy
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to overload as individuals who present parafunctions [12-14].
However, patients with parafunctions do not necessarily present
load forces intense enough to cause damage to the periodontal
complications [15]. Considering the face form of the patient in
of the present study is to provide a diagnostic protocol that easily
Clinical Report
the strongest individual that the dentist can encounter and can
cephalometric.
patient presents a short lower face third, voluminous and tonic
see a reduced nose-chin distance, developed masseter muscles,
anatomical aspects even prior to performing actual cephalometric
(Figure 4 & 5).
1Department of Prosthodontics, University of Catania, Italy
2Department of Maxillo Facial Surgery, University of Rome,
Italy
3Private practice, Italy
*Corresponding author: Luca Ortensi, Department
of Prosthodontics, University of Catania, Via De
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Introduction
stress- related complications. Biomechanical stress intensity
is directly related to force applied [1-3]. Many clinical studies
aspects crucial for the planning and prognosis of prosthetic
developed masticatory musculature, smaller anterior facial height
a longer anterior and shorter posterior facial height (long face)
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Brachyfacial patient (front view): short lower face third,
Latero-lateral X-ray showing the tangent drawn at the
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many authors have suggested measuring the various angles in
orthodontic diagnosis. Below the most important points and
Gonion (Go) and the menton (me) is the angle that expresses the
higher values, indicate a dolichofacial individual
21]. Visually, the more the two lines tend towards parallelism,
musculature and reduced vertical dimension, thus identifying it
method to implement is that of measuring the gonial angle on the
latero-lateral X-ray, since the value of the angle is independent of
latero-lateral X-ray.
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Discussion
proven muscular force expressed during chewing cycles that
vastly applied in orthodontics with a change of therapeutic
particular for prosthodontics and implantology, this did not occur
their effects will vary depending on the type of patient suffering
his/her teeth will apply to the dentition – whether natural or
individual the parafunction is an aggravating circumstance of the
of the patient’s face into account, similarly to other diagnostic
elements when planning a more or less complex therapy.
of the cephalometric test proposed, with the mere purpose of
Conclusion
to measure the gonial angle on the latero-lateral X-ray.
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easily implementing an odontological therapy - in particular
needed to validate this promising protocol.
Acknowledgment
in preparing this manuscript.
Conict of Interest
None.
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