The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics (대한치과보철학회지)
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.30-36
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- 1968
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- 0301-2875(pISSN)
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- 2005-3789(eISSN)
A Morphological Study of Dental Arches in Korean Adults
한국인(韓國人) 성인(成人) 치열궁(齒列弓)의 형태학적(形態學的) 연구(硏究)
- Woo, Sang-Min (Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Graduate School, Seoul National University)
- 우상민 (서울대학교 대학원 치의학과 보철학)
- Published : 1968.12.31
Abstract
The measurements on the various items, such as arch form, kinds of anterior dental arch, degree of curvature in anterior dental arches, relationship between direction of the disto-incisal edge of the canine and first premolar, and kinds of posterior dental arch in upper dental arches were studied on 311 cases of the Korean adults aged from 20 to 30years. The results were as follows. 1. The commonest type of the upper dental arches was U-type (53.7%), the remaining were O-type (25.4%) and V-type (20.0%). 2. A slight curvature type (71.87%) prevailed against angulated curvature type in upper anterior dental arches. 3. The degree of curvature from
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