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ArticleAmerican journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council2016

Patterns of morphological integration in the dental arches of individuals with malocclusion.

Steven F Miller, Kaci C Vela, Steven M Levy, Thomas E Southard, David G Gratton, Lina M Moreno Uribe

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Article in American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Steven F MillerDows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.
Kaci C VelaOrthodontics Private Practice, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.
Steven M LevyDepartment of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.
Thomas E SouthardDepartment of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.
David G GrattonDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.
Lina M Moreno UribeDows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.
University of Iowa · USIowa City Public Library · US

Funding

University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science ProgramUL1TR000442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ROSENTHAL, GARY E · 2012 to 2013
$10.0M
University of Iowa Institutional Training Program in Oral Health ResearchT90DE023520 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI STEVEN M. LEVY · 2013 to 2026
$5.6M
Institutional Training Program in Oral Health ResearchT32DE014678 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SQUIER, CHRISTOPHER · 2002 to 2011
$5.2M
Fluoride, Dietary, and Other Factors Related to Young Adult Bone Measures and Dental CariesR56DE012101 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI LEVY, STEVEN M. · 2015 to 2017
$3.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000442NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE012101NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE014678NIDCR NIH HHS T90 DE023520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIn humans, there is a large range of variation in the form of the maxillary and mandibular dental arches. This variation can manifest as either prognathism or retrognathism in either or both arches, which can cause malocclusion and lead to abnormal masticatory function. This study aims to identify aspects of variation and morphological integration existing in the dental arches of individuals with different types of malocclusion.

methodsCoordinate landmark data were collected along the gingival margins of 397 scanned dental casts and then analyzed using geometric morphometric techniques to explore arch form variation and patterns of morphological integration within each malocclusion type.

resultsSignificant differences were identified between Class II forms (increased projection of upper arch relative to the lower arch) and Class III forms (lower arch projection beyond the upper arch) in symmetrical shape variation, including anteroposterior arch discrepancies and abnormal anterior arch divergence or convergence. Partial least squares analysis demonstrated that Class III dental arches have higher levels of covariance between upper and lower arches (RV = 0.91) compared to the dental arches of Class II (RV = 0.78) and Class I (RV = 0.73). These high levels of covariance, however, are on the lower end of the overall range of possible masticatory blocks, indicating weaker than expected levels of integration.

conclusionsThis study provides evidence for patterns of variation in dental arch shape found in individuals with Class II and Class III malocclusions. Moreover, differences in integration found between malocclusion types have ramifications for how such conditions should be studied and treated. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 28:879-889, 2016. © 2016Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDental ArchFemaleHumansIowaMaleMalocclusionMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC5121018
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