title: A diagnostic craniometric method for determining occlusal vertical dimension.
abstract: There is no precise scientific method for determining the correct edentulous occlusal vertical dimension. This study established the proportion between the ear-eye to chin-nose distance for determining reasonable occlusal vertical dimension. Two hundred white and 400 Asian men and women participated in this study. The ear-eye and chin-nose distances were measured with a modified craniometer. The results revealed that left ear-eye distance can be used to predict chin-nose distance with reasonable accuracy. However, the algorithm for making this prediction is not the same for combinations of sex and ethnic origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Glaros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003779:Denture Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000208:ethnology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014716:Vertical Dimension