Abstract :
Aim: The main aim of this study was to investigate the skeletal and dental relationships in individuals with various depth of curve of Spee in the vertical and horizontal plane.
Material Methods: Pre-treatment lateral cephalograms and dental cast of 300 patients were taken. The subjects were divided into three groups according to the depth of curve of Spee. Group A (N=100) = Flat curve of Spee i.e. < 2mm, Group B (N=100) = Normal curve of Spee i.e. between 2-4 mm, Group C (N=100) = Deep curve of Spee i.e. >5mm. Four angular and four linear measurements were performed on lateral cephalogram. The measurements of the depth of curve of Spee, overbite, overjet and molar relation were made on dental casts.
Results: In horizontal relationships Difference in overjet of the three groups was found to be statistically significant (p
Keyword :
Curve of Spee, Molar Relation, Overjet, Overbite