Original Article

Comparıson Of Wıts Appraısal Wıth Palatal Plane/A-B Measurement

10.13076/1300-3550-17-3-279

  • Mehmet Birol Özel
  • F. Erhan Özdiller

Turk J Orthod 2004;17(3):279-293

The aim of this study was to compare Wits Appraisal with Palatal Plane/A-B measurement which is also used to evaluate maxillomandibular sagittal relationship. 54 measurements have been made on 203 lateral cephalograms of untreated adults and z scores of these have been calculated in order to make them comparable. After subtraction of z scores of the combinations; four groups were established according to the differences between them. (-∞

Keywords: Wits Appraisal, Palatal Plane/A-B Angle