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An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb

BACKGROUND: Establishment of proper occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) is one of the important tasks for successful prosthodontic therapy. An ideal method for determining OVD in terms of cost, time, and instrument requirements has been sought in prosthodontics by various investigators. However, no su...

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Autores principales: Basnet, Bishal Babu, Parajuli, Prakash Kumar, Singh, Raj Kumar, Suwal, Pramita, Shrestha, Pragya, Baral, Dharanidhar
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25678817
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S75872
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author Basnet, Bishal Babu
Parajuli, Prakash Kumar
Singh, Raj Kumar
Suwal, Pramita
Shrestha, Pragya
Baral, Dharanidhar
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Parajuli, Prakash Kumar
Singh, Raj Kumar
Suwal, Pramita
Shrestha, Pragya
Baral, Dharanidhar
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description BACKGROUND: Establishment of proper occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) is one of the important tasks for successful prosthodontic therapy. An ideal method for determining OVD in terms of cost, time, and instrument requirements has been sought in prosthodontics by various investigators. However, no such single method has been formulated. In the current anthropometric study, the relationship of the length of the thumb to the OVD was tested in two ethnic groups of Nepal, Aryans, and Mongoloids. The result of this study can be useful in determining proper OVD in edentulous patients. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between the length of the thumb and OVD in Aryan and Mongoloid ethnic groups. The secondary aim was to compare the correlation between OVD and other anatomic measurements (eye–ear distance and pupil-to-rima oris distance) in these ethnicities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The OVD, thumb length, eye–ear distance and distance between pupil of eye and rima oris were measured in a total of 500 adult dentulous volunteers. The correlation between OVD and thumb length as well as other anatomic measurements was checked with Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. Linear regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship of OVD to the length of the thumb. RESULTS: The thumb length was significantly (P≤0.05) correlated with strong and positive values (Pearson’s coefficient =0.874 in the whole population, 0.826 in Aryans, and 0.944 in Mongoloids). Regression analysis showed that thumb length was significantly related to OVD in both ethnic groups. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of the present study, the result implies that thumb length can be used as an adjunct for establishing OVD in the edentulous patients.
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spelling pubmed-43229522015-02-12 An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb Basnet, Bishal Babu Parajuli, Prakash Kumar Singh, Raj Kumar Suwal, Pramita Shrestha, Pragya Baral, Dharanidhar Clin Cosmet Investig Dent Original Research BACKGROUND: Establishment of proper occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) is one of the important tasks for successful prosthodontic therapy. An ideal method for determining OVD in terms of cost, time, and instrument requirements has been sought in prosthodontics by various investigators. However, no such single method has been formulated. In the current anthropometric study, the relationship of the length of the thumb to the OVD was tested in two ethnic groups of Nepal, Aryans, and Mongoloids. The result of this study can be useful in determining proper OVD in edentulous patients. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between the length of the thumb and OVD in Aryan and Mongoloid ethnic groups. The secondary aim was to compare the correlation between OVD and other anatomic measurements (eye–ear distance and pupil-to-rima oris distance) in these ethnicities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The OVD, thumb length, eye–ear distance and distance between pupil of eye and rima oris were measured in a total of 500 adult dentulous volunteers. The correlation between OVD and thumb length as well as other anatomic measurements was checked with Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. Linear regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship of OVD to the length of the thumb. RESULTS: The thumb length was significantly (P≤0.05) correlated with strong and positive values (Pearson’s coefficient =0.874 in the whole population, 0.826 in Aryans, and 0.944 in Mongoloids). Regression analysis showed that thumb length was significantly related to OVD in both ethnic groups. CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of the present study, the result implies that thumb length can be used as an adjunct for establishing OVD in the edentulous patients. Dove Medical Press 2015-02-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4322952/ /pubmed/25678817 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S75872 Text en © 2015 Basnet et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Basnet, Bishal Babu
Parajuli, Prakash Kumar
Singh, Raj Kumar
Suwal, Pramita
Shrestha, Pragya
Baral, Dharanidhar
An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
title An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
title_full An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
title_fullStr An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
title_full_unstemmed An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
title_short An anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
title_sort anthropometric study to evaluate the correlation between the occlusal vertical dimension and length of the thumb
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25678817
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S75872
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