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Objectives: To analyse the ANB and Wits values and to study correlations between those two measurements and
other measurements in diagnosing the anteroposterior maxilo-mandibular relationship with CBCT.
Study Design: Ninety patients who had previously a CBCT (i-CAT
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) as a diagnostic register were selected. A
3D cephalometry was designed using one software package, InVivo5
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. This cephalometry included 3 planes of
reference, 3 angle measurements and 1 linear measurement. The means and standard deviations of the mean of
each measurement were assessed. After that, a Pearson's correlation coefficient has been performed to analyse the
significance of each relationship.
Results: When classifying the sample according to the anteroposterior relationship, the values obtained of ANB
(Class I: 53%; Class II: 37%; Class III: 10%) and Wits (Class I: 35%; Class II: 56%; Class III: 9%) did not coincide,
except for the Class III group. However, of the patients classified differently (Class I and Class II patients) by ANB
and Wits, a high percentage of individuals (n=22; 49%), had a mesofacial pattern with a mandibular plane angle
within normal values. A correlation has been found between ANB and Wits (r=0,262), occlusal plane angle and
ANB (r=0,426), and mandibular plane angle and Wits (r=0,242). No correlation was found between either Wits or
ANB in relation with the age of the individuals.
Conclusions: ANB and Wits must be included in 3D cephalometric analyses as both are necessary to undertake a
more accurate diagnosis of the maxillo-mandibular relationship of the patients.
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Zamora Martínez, Natalia ; Cibrián Ortiz de Anda, Rosa María ; Gandía Franco, José Luis ; Paredes Gallardo, Vanessa. Study between anb angle and wits appraisal in cone beam computed tomography (cbct). En: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed inglesa, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 4: 725-732 |