title: Descriptive and metric classification of jaw atrophy. An evaluation of 104 mandibles and 96 maxillae of dried skulls.
abstract: A study was carried out on 104 mandibles and 96 maxillae from anthropologic collections to challenge or support the studies of Cawood & Howell (1988, 1991). The data provided reveal considerable individual variations that cast some doubt on the practical use of the classification. It is suggested that the use of individual three-dimensional models will largely replace current modes of depicting resorbed jaws.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Regional Plastic Surgery-University Hospital Knappschafts-Krankenhaus, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eufinger
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Gellrich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sandmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D005060:Europe; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D003765:Models, Dental; D010164:Paleopathology; D012042:Registries; D014716:Vertical Dimension