A Study of Correlation of Incisal Biting Force and Cephalometric Patterns

Abstract

This study was initiated in order to obtain quantitative information on the possible correlations of incisive biting strength and representative cephalometric measurements as taken from the lateral cephalometric headfilm. It consisted of an examination of 150 subjects and a determination of their incisive biting strength. The results of the study indicate that the five cephalometric measurements chosen were of little predictive value in determining incisal biting force.