Influence of Vertical Facial Patterns on Dental Arch Parameters in Class III Malocclusions: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate how vertical-patterns influence dental arch dimensions in class I (CI) and class III (CIII) malocclusions. Methods: Pretreatment patient files, lateral cephalometric parameters, and initial intraoral digital models of adult patients were retrieved from the archive in an academic setting. Skeletal and dental CI and CIII individuals were divided into three subgroups (n=20 for each group) according to frankfort-mandibular plane angle (FMA) values (angle between Frankfurt horizontal and mandibular planes): FMA 28° for high-angle (H) vertical patterns. Dental arch parameters were measured on digital models using 3D Slicer software (version 5.6.1; www.slicer.org). One-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman correlation analysis were performed. The significance level was set at p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
Dental materials and restorations
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
- Publisher
- Galenos Yayinevi
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26–34
- Publication date
- 31 March 2026
- Language
- EN