title: Assessment and predictability of ANB angle.
abstract: This cephalometric study consisting of thirty three orthodontic patients in the age group of 13 to 15 years was carried out to: 1. Evaluate the relationship between angle ANB and horizontal distance between jaws at the level of point A (r = 0.99); 2. Evaluate the relationship between angle ANB and Wits appraisal (r = 0.95 when mandibular plane angle is within normal limits of 32 +/- 5); 3. Predict angle ANB from Wits appraisal and vice versa (which was 90 percent correct in mesofacial type and obtained by the regression equation: angle ANB = 2.31 + 1.00 x Wits value; and 4. Evaluate the validity of angle ANB compared to other methods (angle ANB 78.5 percent in agreement with the standard followed by Wits 64.28 percent).
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Chandra
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Godfrey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis