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ArticleBMC oral health2024

A novel formula for estimating the vertical dimension of occlusion using panoramic radiography.

Mostafa I Fayad, Mohamed Omar Elboraey, Ihab I Mahmoud, Ahmed A Shon, Nabil I Fayad, Rania Moussa, Rayan MohammedFarooq Mohammed Meer

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Mostafa I FayadDepartment of Substitutive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Omar ElboraeyPeriodontology, Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. mohamed.elbaal@dent.tanta.edu.eg.
Ihab I MahmoudDepartment of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, (Cairo, Boys), Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed A ShonDepartment of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, (Cairo, Boys), Cairo, Egypt.
Nabil I FayadDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Cairo, Boys), Cairo, Egypt.
Rania MoussaDepartment of Substitutive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Rayan MohammedFarooq Mohammed MeerDepartment of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to develop a new formula to easily estimate the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) by using the distance between the mental foramen on a panoramic radiograph. SUBJECTS AND

methodsA total of 508 dentulous subjects were selected from outpatient dental clinics at the College of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University. The vertical dimension of the occlusion was measured using a single calibrated calliper. For each subject, a digital panoramic radiograph was taken with fixed exposure parameters. The intermental foramina distance (IMFD) was measured. The data were collected and then analysed using the IBM SPSS version 20.0 software package. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.). Linear regression was used to determine the relationship between the intermental foramina distance (IMFD) and the vertical dimension at occlusion (VDO).

resultsPearson's correlation analysis revealed that there was a strong correlation between the intermental foramina distance (IMFD) and the VDO. Thus, a novel formula was developed for determining the VDO using panoramic radiography.

conclusionThe novel formula developed herein facilitated the determination of the VDO among prosthetic rehabilitation for subjects who lost vertical dimension due to loss of posterior teeth or severe wear of natural posterior teeth. Further studies are needed to determine the clinical applicability of the derived formulae for edentulous subjects.

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MandibleRadiography, PanoramicVertical DimensionAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMental foramenNovel formulaOcclusionPanoramic radiographVertical dimension

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PMID39118109
PMCPMC11312828

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