JOURNAL OF OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY

Vol. 41 No. 2      OCTOBER - 2007

ISSN: 0475-2058      UBIC: 172

SUMMARY

Analysis of plaster dental models is essential for orthodontic diagnosis. We enhanced traditional calipers to permit measurement of the basal arch length, which is difficult to measure with existing micrometer calipers. We found no difference between data obtained with the new caliper, and that measured with a traditional caliper. We also developed a method to quickly calculate the measured values using a computer, and were able to apply these techniques to many methods of analysis. (J Osaka Dent Univ 2007;41 : 97-99) Key words: Dental cast model analysis; Orthodontic diagnosis.

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