Thank you for visiting nature. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer. In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript. The prevalence of edentulism is pandemic and people resort to complete dentures for the restoration of missing teeth and esthetics. However, the determination of the correct occlusal vertical dimensions OVD constitutes to play an important role in overall patient satisfaction.
The objective of this study was to apply anthropometric methods to correlate the length of index finger 2D to measure the OVD from base of the nose to the base of the chin SnβMe and to assess satisfaction by comparing both the methods. A total of 80 edentulous patients were randomized and controlled for this trial into experimental and control groups.
Our findings established that finger measurements are greater among males, and in both genders, positive, and statistically significant correlations exist between the facial and finger length measurements. Moreover, Hence measuring the length of index finger can be an adjunct method for the restoration of OVD and is a relatively time-effective and simple method with a satisfactory follow-up. Edentulism by definition is the state of being without teeth 1 , its prevalence varies across the world and in Pakistan, approximately 4.
Complete dentures will continue to remain the standard treatment option for the edentulous, for replacement of missing teeth and restoration of esthetics impacting their social lives 3. The provision of complete dentures relies upon the measurement of occlusal vertical dimensions, centric occlusion and arrangement of teeth 4. To establish harmony of the lower one-third of the face, the physiologic OVD must be restored and one of the prime reasons for complete denture failures is the inaccurate determination of OVD 5.
In clinical practice, there are a variety of methods but none of them can provide an exact measurement due to a vast range of variations among individuals 6.
