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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 28 |
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Comparative cephalometric evaluation of tongue position in subjects with skeletal class II division 1 and division 2 malocclusion
Siddharth Shinde1, Shubhita Sethi2, Dhvaani Vasa2, Veera Bhosale1, Krishna Patil3, Madhura Jadhav1
1 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Post Graduate, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Pedodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Siddharth Shinde
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jos.jos_94_22
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AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the position of the tongue from rest to centric occlusion in subjects with skeletal class II division 1 and skeletal class II division 2 malocclusions with subjects of skeletal class II normal occlusion.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted on 30 individuals equally divided into three groups of skeletal class II division (div) 1, skeletal class II div 2, and skeletal class I normal occlusion. The study was conducted on two lateral cephalograms for each subject: one taken at rest and one in centric occlusion.
RESULTS: On evaluation of tongue posture, a statistically significant difference was observed at the middle portion of the tongue in class II div 1 malocclusion, and at the posteromedial portion of the dorsum of the tongue in class II div 2 skeletal malocclusions as the tongue moved from rest to centric occlusion. While statistically significant differences were found between class II div 2 malocclusion and class I normal occlusion, no statistically significant differences were observed between class II div 1 and class II div 2 malocclusions.
CONCLUSION: Tongue position was observed to be the same in both class II div 1 and class II div 2 malocclusions, with no statistically significant differences. However, a great change was seen in the tongue position from rest to centric occlusion.
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