Measurement method for the angulation and tipping of dental crowns using plaster models

Adriano C. Trevisi ZANELATO, Liliana Ávila MALTAGLIATI, Marco Antônio SCANAVINI, Savério MANDETTA

This present study aims to present the development of a device specially designed to measure the angulation and tipping of dental crowns. Such device was used in a sample containing 60 subjects, with average age between 12 and 21 yeas of age from both genders. Subjects presented with normal occlusion and had not undergone orthodontic treatment previously. Thus, from this sample, the mean values for the angulation and tipping of dental crowns were established for brazilian subjects.

Keywords: Angulation. Tipping. Dental crown.

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