Displacement of Cephalometric Points A and B with Changes in Maxillary and Mandibular Incisor Inclination
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate whether treatment-induced changes in maxillary and mandibular incisor inclination are associated with sagittal and vertical displacement of cephalometric points A and B in skeletally mature, non-extraction patients.
Materials and Methods: Pre- (T0) and post-treatment (T1) lateral cephalograms of 90 skeletally mature patients (45 female, 45 male) were retrospectively analyzed. Inclusion required a complete incisor complement and a minimum 4° change in both UI-SN and IMPA. Tracings were performed with NemoCeph 2025; T0 and T1 films were superimposed on S-N, with a horizontal reference at 7° to S-N and a vertical reference through Sella. Method error was assessed by remeasuring 30 patients four weeks after the initial measurements, and intra-observer reliability was calculated using a two-way mixed-effects, absolute-agreement, single-measurement model. The threshold for statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results: Linear regression analysis demonstrated that incisor inclination significantly influenced the sagittal positional change of both landmarks. A 1° increase in the UI-SN angle corresponded to approximately 0.043 mm of posterior displacement of point A, while a 1° increase in IMPA was associated with approximately 0.055 mm of posterior displacement of point B. Vertical positional change was not significantly explained by incisor inclination. The association between UI-SN and point A was stronger in males than in females.
Conclusion: Points A and B are not positionally stable during orthodontic treatment; both undergo sagittal displacement proportional to incisor inclination change, with measurable effects on SNA and SNB.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Ortodonti ve Dentofasiyal Ortopedi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
29 Ağustos 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
12 Haziran 2026
Kabul Tarihi
23 Temmuz 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2