MEAN VALUE OF THE ANGLE AMONG THE THREE VARIANTS OF ALATRAGUS LINE AND OCCLUSAL PLANE IN DENTATE SUBJECTS

Authors

  • Faryal Saeed Dental Surgeon, Health Department Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Asifullah Khan Department of Prosthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Amra Qadeer a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:4:"IMDC";}
  • Brekhna Qayum Dental Surgeon, Health Department Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Anum Farooq Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Nafees Iqbal Dental Surgeon, Health Department Peshawar, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v15i01.779

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the mean value of angle among the three variants of ala-tragus line (ATL) and OP in dentate individuals and to identify which among the three variants is parallel to OP.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 190 subjects of both gender with age range 20-40 years fulfi lling the inclusion criteria. Left Profi le photograph of the participant was taken with a digital camera (Canon 600D) in natural head position holding Fox OP between teeth. Image was analyzed using Adobe Photoshop CS6 software and most parallel relationship determined between the 3 variants of ala- tragus line and arm of the fox OP. Statistical analysis of the data was done using SPSS version 20.
Results: Out of 190 participants, males formed 53.7% whereas females formed 46.3%. The mean age was 29.5±5.35 (SD) yrs. A total of 109 patients fell within the 20-30 years. The three variants of ATL were found to be at a considerable angle to OP. Angle ≤ 5° was considered to be parallel for this study. Inferior variant of ATL (ATL-I) was found to have least angle with OP (mean value 3.56° ± 1.17). The relationship between the OP and three variants of ATL was stratifi ed among age and gender and was found to be non-significant.
Conclusion: In maximum subjects, the ATL-I was found to be parallel to be the OP suggesting inferior border of the tragus to be the reference point for the ATL.

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2025-03-18

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Saeed, . F. ., Khan, A. ., Qadeer, A., Qayum, B. ., Farooq, A. ., & Iqbal, N. . (2025). MEAN VALUE OF THE ANGLE AMONG THE THREE VARIANTS OF ALATRAGUS LINE AND OCCLUSAL PLANE IN DENTATE SUBJECTS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 15(01), 8–12. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v15i01.779

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Vol. 15 No. 01 (2025): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.

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