Ala Tragus Line Define

1 oral rehabil 73 1 1980.

Ala tragus line define. The subjects were photographed in natural head position while. A photographic study. Positioning of the occlusal plane depends on mature clinical judgment and must ultimately satisfy esthetics function and denture stability. Fifty three dental students 27 females and 26 males with complete natural dentition and an gel s class i occlusal relationship were selected.

It does not stipulate which part of the tragus should be used as the posterior landmark. Orientation of the occlusal plane is one of the most important clinical procedures in prostho dontic rehabilitation of edentulous patients. For example the glossary of prosthodontic terms states that the ala tragus line runs from the inferior border of the ala of the nose to the superior border of the tragus of the ear while spratley describes it. However definitions of the ala tragus line cause confusion because the exact points of reference do not agree.

A thin continuous mark as that made. Ala tragus line an imaginary line that extends from the ala of the nose to the tragus of the ear. Conclusion the ala tragus line described in this article has a close relationship with the occlusal plane and could be used as a landmark when the maxillary occlusion rim is trimmed to the occlusal plane. Oral rehabil 7 31 1980.

Some dentists bisect the space between the residual ridges. A clinical study was undertaken in young dentulous and edentulous. The aim of this study was to define the best posterior reference point of ala tragus line for orientation of occlusal plane for complete denture fabrication. The line is an estimated point of entry for intraoral dental radiographs of the maxilla and is also used in denture prosthodontics.

A simplified technique tor determining he occlusal plane in full denture construction. Mathematics a geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction. Positioning of the occlusal plane depends on mature clinical judgment and must ultimate ly satisfy esthetics function and denture stability. A simplified technique for determining rhe occlusal plane in full denture construction.

Conclusion the ala tragus line described in this article has a close relationship with the occlusal plane and could be used as a landmark when the maxillary occlusion rim is trimmed to the occlusal plane. Evaluation of parallelism between ala tragus line and occlusal plane in natural dentition among young dentate north indian subjects. However there is some controversy on the exact points of references of the ala tragus line. Fifty three dental students 27 females and 26 males with complete natural dentition and angel s class i occlusal relationship were selected.

Ala tragus line is one of the common extra oral soft tissue land mark utilized in dental clinics for occlusal plane orientation. The technique of using the ala tragus line camper s line to establish the occlusal plane is well documented. The glossary of prosthodontics terms 3 states that the ala tragus line runs from the inferior border of the ala of the nose to some defined point on the tragus of the ear usually considered to the tip of the tragus.