• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2015

Objective: The purposes of this study were 1) to classify lingual dental arch form types based on the lingual bracket points and 2) to provide a new lingual arch form template based on this classification for clinical application through the analysis of three-dimensional virtual models of normal occlusion sample. Methods: Maxillary and mandibular casts of 115 young adults with normal occlusion were scanned in their occluded positions and lingual bracket points were digitized on the virtual models by using Rapidform 2006 software. Sixty-eight cases (dataset 1) were used in K-means cluster analysis to classify arch forms with intercanine, interpremolar and intermolar widths and width/depth ratios as determinants. The best-fit curves of the mean arch forms were generated. The remaining cases (dataset 2) were mapped into the obtained clusters and a multivariate test was performed to assess the differences between the clusters. Results: Four-cluster classification demonstrated maximum inter-cluster distance. Wide, narrow, tapering, and ovoid types were described according to the intercanine and intermolar widths and their best-fit curves were depicted. No significant differences in arch depths existed among the clusters. Strong to moderate correlations were found between maxillary and mandibular arch widths. Conclusions: Lingual arch forms have been classified into 4 types based on their anterior and posterior dimensions. A template of the 4 arch forms has been depicted. Three-dimensional analysis of the lingual bracket points provides more accurate identification of arch form and, consequently, archwire selection.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.885-895
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• 1994

This study was performed to compare the dental arch dimensions of urban and rural high school females according to the region of residence and facial type. A model and cephalometric analysis was made from 48 urban and 48 rural high school females. The results of this study were obtained as follows : 1. Arch width in the urban group were similar to the rural group. 2. Lingual arch length at upper 1st premolar level in the urban group was larger than the rural group and lingual arch length at lower canine level in rural group was larger than the urban group. 3. Palatal height at canine level in the rural group was higher than the urban group. 4. Palatal heights at 2nd premolar and 1st molar level had correlation with the VERT index. In comparison of lingual arch dimensions according to Rickett's facial group, palatal heights at 2nd premolar and 1st molar level in dolichofacial group were lower than other groups.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.717-729
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• 1998

본 연구는4개의 제 1소구치를 발치하여 치료된 I급 부정교합 증례의 치열궁 형태와 크기를 실제 임상에서 이용하기 용이 하도록 아치와이어가 지나는 브라켓 슬럿 레벨에서 알아보고자 시행하였다. 이를 위해 치아 크기가 정상범주에 있으면서 4개의 제 1소구치를 발치하여 교정 치료후 비교적 양호한 결과를 보인 모형 60개(남자 30개, 여자 30개)를 대상으로 계측점과 계측선을 설정하고, 통계 처리 하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 아치 와이어가 지나는 브라켓 슬럿 레벨에서 남녀의 상하악, 협설측 치열궁 형태를 얻었다(Fig 5,6,7,8). 2. 남녀별 상하악, 협설측 평균 악궁형태에 대한 포물선식 및 변수의 적합도를 나타내는 결정 계수를 구하였다(Table 5). 3. 치열궁 크기를 나타내는 대부분의 선계측 항목에서 남자가 여자가 큰 수치를 보였으며, 통계학적 유의차를 보인 항목은 상악의 견치 폭경, 제 1대구치 폭경, 제 2대구치 폭경, 소구치 고경, 제 2대구치 고경과 하악의 견치 폭경, 제 2 대구치 폭경, 소구치 고경이었다(p<0.05, p<0.01). 4. 상하악의 제 1대구치간 폭경의 차이는 남자에서 6.43mm, 여자에서 6.05mm이었다.