Occlusal contacts following orthodontic treatment. Measured by a photocclusion technique.
Measurement of occlusal contacts on 12 orthodontically treated patients were measured by the photocclusion technique finds a mean increase of 56% in the number of contacts in the first year following treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010781:Photography; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology