title: Angle classification revisited 2: a modified Angle classification.
abstract: Edward Angle, in his classification of malocclusions, appears to have made Class I a range of abnormality, not a point of ideal occlusion. Current goals of orthodontic treatment, however, strive for the designation "Class I occlusion" to be synonymous with the point of ideal intermeshing and not a broad range. If contemporary orthodontists are to continue to use Class I as a goal, then it is appropriate that Dr. Angle's century-old classification, be modified to be more precise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification*; D012015:Reference Standards