A Morphological study on Occlusion and Maxillary dental Arch in Korean

한국인(韓國人)의 교합(咬合)과 상악치열궁(上顎齒列穹)에 관(關)한 형태학적(形態學的) 연구(硏究)

The purpose of this study was to examine arch form, occlusion in centric occlusion. Male 561 case, Female 305 case were impressioned with alginate impression material, and plaster models were made. Occlusion and maxillary dental arch were studied on plaster models in Korean adults aged from 18 to 60 Years. The results were as follows. 1. The upper dental arch was U-type(57.77%), O-type(23.52%), V-type(18.71%) in male, and U-type(60.66%), O-type(27.11%), V-type(12.13%) in female. 2. The commonest type of the anterior bite was 1-form($68.09{\pm}1.97%$) in male, ($72.46{\pm}2.56%$) in female, and posterior bite was 1-form($65.06{\pm}2.01%$) in male, ($69.51{\pm}2.64%$ in female. 3. In the maxillary dental arch U-type was frequented and the relationship of occlusion in upper and lower dental arch was mainly 1-form.