Lecture 13 Flashcards
Bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion is seen in the facial appearance in three ways, what are they?
- Excessive separation of the lips at rest
- Excessive effort
- Prominence of lips in the profile view
What type of jaw relationship does a convex facial profile indicate?
-Class II
What type of jaw relationship does a concave profile indicate?
-Class III
What is the usual cause of excessive display of maxillary gingiva?
-Long face due to excessive downward growth of the maxilla
T/F Growth of the upper lip as the patient ages typically reduces some excessive gingival display
True
The chin throat angle closer to what angle is better?
90
What does a flat mandibular plane angle correlate with?
- Short anterior facial height
- Braciocephalic
- Class IIII skeletal relationship
- Anterior deep bite
What does a high mandibular plane angle correlate with?
- Long anterior facial height
- Dolicocephalic
- Class II skeletal relationship
- Anterior open bite
The width of the maxillary dental arch as seen on smiling, should be proportional to what?
-The width of the midface
What is the smile arc?
-Curvature of the lower lip to the curvature of the maxillary incisors
If you have golden proportion tooth widths what is the percentage of size that a lateral should be of the central?
-62%
The width of the tooth should be what percent of its height?
-80%
THe length should be what percent longer than the width?
20%
The lateral incisors gingival line should be how much lower than the central and the canine?
-.5-1.0mm