Ala Tragus Line Denture
The occlusal plane of the dentures was checked against the ala tragus line only at the final visit.
Ala tragus line denture. Although criticized camper s line or ala tragus line atl is a widely used guide for op orientation 10 11 many studies have analyzed orientation of op in complete the denture construction 12 15 and the op in relation to craniofacial reference planes 16 21 during denture fabrication the op is generally estab. Abstract cephalometric comparison of frankforts horizontal plane and occlusal plane with variations in ala tragus line. The use of the ala tragus line atl to orient the occlusal plane op is. Results showed a close relationship between the two planes.
Ala tragus line is one of the common extra oral soft tissue land mark utilized in dental clinics for occlusal plane orientation. In this study the op was parallel to the ala tragus line passing through inferior border of the tragus in 53 participants it can be used as a guideline for orienting op among angles class i population of punjab. Abi ghosn c 1 zogheib c 2 younes r 3 makzoumé je 4. Conclusion the ala tragus line described in this article has a close relationship with the occlusal plane and could be used as a landmark when the.
In this study the ala tragus line was ignored during the jaw registrations and the try in. It is interesting to speculate on the reason for the close correlation between the two planes. The ala tragus line as a guide for orientation of the occlusal plane in complete dentures. A viewer requested a little clarification on what exactly were the soft tissue points of the ala tragus line.
Request pdf the ala tragus line as a guide for orientation of the occlusal plane in complete dentures aim. A clinical study was undertaken in young dentulous and edentulous. A radiographie investigation of the bony landmarks involved could throw light on the question. Vamsi krishna dvv vivekananda reddy k vijaya sankar v.
In local dental college from april to october 2017 using purposive sampling technique this comparative study was conducted. The occlusal plane of the dentures was checked against the ala tragus line only at the final visit. Ala tragus line passing through the inferior part of the tragus is the most parallel line to op among punjab population. Results showed a close relationship between the two planes it is interesting to speculate on the reason for the close correlation between the two planes.
Objective of present study was to find out the parallelism of occlusal plane to ala tragus line in dentate subjects to provide a guideline for establishment of occlusal plane for edentulous patients methods.