RADIOGRAPHIC CEPHALOMETRIC TESTING OF THE MAXILLOMANDIBULAR HEIGHT INTHE WEARERS OF IMMEDIATE DENTURES

Determining the position of the prosthetic plane in the wearers of imm ediate dentures is shown by means of the method of cephalometric orien tation of the anterior and posterior MMH (64.9 mm, 38.4 mml, the angle of the prosthetic plane in relation to the maxillar and mandibular pl anes (7.1 degrees reap. 13.5 degrees), and the angle defined by the sp ina nasalis anterior the cephalometric point XI and the most prominent point of the chin (ANS-X(1)-D; 46,6 degrees). The tele-radiographic i mages (Fotohemiha, Zagreb) obtained by the Orthoceph 5 device (Siemens , Benscheim, Germany) were analyzed. No significant differences were n oted between the male and female subjects (p>0.05). The results of the radiographic cephalometric analysis of the profile of the head in the wearers of immediate dentures presented here indicate to the relation s between the mandible and the maxilla and the position of the prosthe tic plane (PP) in relation to the maxillar (MxP) and mandibular (MdP) planes. Measurement of the ANS=X(1)-D angle did contribute to determin ing the vertical dimension.