Occlusal Contact Points, Areas and Bite Force Distribution in Angle's Class I, II and III Patients using T-scan
Correspondence Address :
Poornima Jnaneshwar,
Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: poorni01@gmail.com
Introduction: Number of occlusal contacts and uniform bite force distribution during maximum intercuspation are determinants of a good functional occlusion. Distribution of posterior contacts in the three malocclusion groups along with force distribution has been a topic of research.
Aim: To quantify the number of occlusal contacts and areas, bite force distribution in Angle’s Class I, II, III subjects using T-scan and to identify the center of force trajectory.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in the Department of Orthodontics, SRM College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India from June 2018 to December 2018. 45 subjects in the age group of 18 to 24 years were divided into three groups of 15 subjects each based on Angle’s classification of malocclusion with teeth in normal line of occlusion. T-Scan system sensor and software were used to record and store data. The collected data were analysed with IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 23.0. The descriptive statistics were performed, followed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Post-hoc Tukey test was done to find the difference between the groups. Chi-square test was done for the categorical data and the Paired t-test for determining the significant difference between the bivariate samples in paired groups. Level of significance was set at p<0.05.
Results: Out of three study groups mean contact points (p<0.001), contact areas (p<0.001) and bite forces (p=0.0032) were statistically highly significant in Angle’s class I group when compared to the other groups. Statistically, the right and the left side differences in force distribution of the three groups were significant with the forces predominantly being higher on the right side.
Conclusion: Subjects with Angle’s Class I molar relation had greater contacts, contact area and better bite force distribution. There was preference to the right side in bite force distribution in all the three groups. Center of force trajectory was concentrated between first and second molars in all the groups.
Centre of force trajectory, Dental occlusion, Digital occlusal analyser
10.7860/JCDR/2021/50908.15696
Date of Submission: Jun 17, 2021
Date of Peer Review: Aug 11, 2021
Date of Acceptance: Oct 14, 2021
Date of Publishing: Nov 01, 2021
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. No
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