H. Eufinger et al., DESCRIPTIVE AND METRIC CLASSIFICATION OF JAW ATROPHY - AN EVALUATION OF 104 MANDIBLES AND 96 MAXILLAE OF DRIED SKULLS, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 26(1), 1997, pp. 23-28
A study was carried out on 104 mandibles and 96 maxillae from anthropo
logic collections to challenge or support the studies of Cawood & Howe
ll (1988, 1991). The data provided reveal considerable individual vari
ations that cast some doubt on the practical use of the classification
. It is suggested that the use of individual three-dimensional models
will largely replace current modes of depicting resorbed jaws.