Application of the "Wits" appraisal.
The "Wits" appraisal is intended as a diagnostic aid to be used in conjunction with other analyses. Whereas the popularly used ANB angular reading is a simple method of measuring degree of jaw disharmony, there are many instances in which this reading is suspect. The "Wits" appraisal permits easy identification of these shortcomings and substitutes a reasonably reliable means of measuring extent of anteroposterior jaw disharmony.
D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000473:pathology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D012399:Rotation