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Journal of Dental and Allied Oral Health Sciences

2023 Volume 3 Issue 2

Cephalometric Assessment of Lower Incisor—Pg in Relation to Skeletal Patterns


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  1. Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.
  2. Department of Medical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.
Abstract

This retrospective investigation sought to propose a new linear indicator, Lower Incisor—Pg, and to examine how this measurement behaves across various vertical and sagittal skeletal configurations. A dataset of 1256 lateral cephalometric radiographs was retrospectively analyzed. Subjects were categorized according to SN^Go-Gn, ANPg^, and IMPA parameters. Differences in Lower Incisor—Pg among groups were tested through ANOVA and post hoc comparisons, while Pearson correlation was used to explore inter-variable associations. The mesofacial pattern appeared most frequently (61.0%), followed by dolichofacial (30.0%) and brachyfacial (8.6%) morphologies. For the sagittal relationships, Class I predominated (70.9%) compared with Class II (19.3%) and Class III (9.8%). The average Lower Incisor—Pg value was 3.2 ± 4.0 mm. Regression analysis yielded β coefficients of 0.45 for ANPg^ and 0.36 for SNGoGn^. The Lower Incisor—Pg can serve as a direct cephalometric index for assessing the anteroposterior position of the lower incisor. Each 1° increment in ANPg^ and SNGoGn^ corresponded to 0.45 mm and 0.36 mm increases, respectively, in Lower Incisor—Pg.


How to cite this article
Vancouver
Watanabe H, Ito D, Nakamura M. Cephalometric Assessment of Lower Incisor—Pg in Relation to Skeletal Patterns. . 2023;3(2):104-11.
APA
Watanabe, H., Ito, D., & Nakamura, M. (2023). Cephalometric Assessment of Lower Incisor—Pg in Relation to Skeletal Patterns. Journal of Dental and Allied Oral Health Sciences, 3(2), 104-111.

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