Occlusal Plane and Anterior Guidance Visualization in Lateral Cephalometric Radiographs in Partially Edentulous Patients: Technique Description through Case Reports

Rolando Schulz Rosales; Bárbara Cerda Peralta; Milena Moya Munjin & Fernando Romo Ormazábal

Summary

The use of lateral cephalometric radiographs has become very important in Oral Rehabilitation, helping the clinician in the diagnosis and treatment planning through the identification of facial biotype, occlusal plane inclination, sagittal relationship between maxilla and mandible, inclination of the dental axes, and a valuable help in assessing alterations of the vertical dimension of occlusion. The problem arises when treating partially edentulous patients who have lost their cephalometric reference points necessary for the analysis. This paper shows a technique to visualize the occlusal plane and anterior guidance in partially edentulous patients who have lost these anatomical landmarks in a lateral cephalometric radiograph, using lead sheets.

KEY WORDS: cephalometric analysis, partial dentures, edentulous, occlusal plane, anterior guidance, vertical dimension.

How to cite this article

SCHULZ, R. R.; CERDA, P. B.; MOYA, M. M. & ROMO, O. F. Occlusal plane and anterior guidance visualization in lateral cephalometric radiographs in partially edentulous patients: Technique description through case reports. Int. J. Odontostomat., 7(3):465-470, 2013.