Prediction of mandibullar position following correction of functional anterior crossbite

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to predict the mandibular position following correction of functional anterior crossbite. Multiple regression analyses were carried out using data obtained from lateral cephalograms in the intercuspal and rest positions at the first examination and at an examination after correction of anterior crossbite in 19 patients. The following results were obtained. 1. For Δ SNB", a multiple regression equation (a multiple correlation coefficient : 0.76) was obtained when S・Pog-OP (Upper) , NF-MP, ANB and overbite were used as the explanatory variables. 2. For Δ B", a multiple regression equation (a multiple correlation coefficient : 0.87) was obtained when S・Pog-OP (Upper), ANB, NF-OP (Upper), Δ B (X)' and SNB were used as the explanatory variables. 3. For Δ B (X)", a multiple regression equation (a multiple correlation coefficient : 0.82) was obtained when S*Pog-OP (Upper) , ANB, NF-MP and Δ SNB' were used as the explanatory variables. 4. For Δ B (Y)", a multiple regression equation (a multiple correlation coefficient : 0.39) was obtained when overjet was used as the explanatory variable. The results suggested that it was possible to predict the degree of horizontal change in mandibular position following correction of functional anterior crossbite by the multiple regression equations obtained in this study.