Title
A new instrument to clinically evaluate the anteroposterior relationship of the maxillary central incisors to the forehead
Date Issued
01 October 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rodriguez-Tarma Z.A.
Estrada-Vitorino M.A.
Portocarrero-Reyes W.
Castillo A.A.D.
Flores-Mir C.
Janson G.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
Background: To evaluate the reliability of a new instrument to clinically measure the anteroposterior relationship of the maxillary central incisors to the forehead. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study using a sample of 84 (67% female and 33% male) young adult participants was conducted. Measurements were performed according to Element II of the Andrews’ Six Elements of Orofacial Harmony by assessing the horizontal distance between the facial axis point of the maxillary central incisor and the forehead's anterior limit line. The instrument tested was a transparent plastic template having a leveling meter, reference lines, and an embedded millimeter ruler. Two orthodontists evaluated the sample twice with a minimum of a two-week interval between evaluations. The reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient. Repeated-measures ANOVA was also performed. Results: Good to excellent intra- and interexaminer agreement, with intraclass correlation coefficient values of 0.874 (95% confidence interval 0.800–0.921; P < 0.001) and 0.876 (95% confidence interval 0.739–0.948; P < 0.001), respectively, were calculated. There were no statistically significant differences between all the repeated measurements assessed (P = 0.820). Conclusions: The instrument showed good to excellent reliability for determining the anteroposterior relationship of the maxillary central incisors to the forehead and could be used to help orthodontists and maxillofacial surgeons indirectly evaluate the anteroposterior position of the maxilla.
Start page
176
End page
180
Volume
11
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85135520865
Source
Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists
ISSN of the container
22124438
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (subsistema) Scopus