Title

Relationship between vertical facial patterns and palatal morphology in class I and class II malocclusion - An in vitro study

Authors

Abhilasha Patidar¹, Harshavardhan Reddy^2,*, Shekhar K. Asarsa³, Mansi Mehta³, Drashti Chikhalia⁴ & Richa Singh⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, College of Dental Science and Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, HKE's S. Nijalingappa Dental College, Kalaburagi, Karnataka - 585105, India; ³Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Dethali, Patan, Gujarat, India; ⁴Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sai Dental Clinic, Abrama, Valsad, Gujarat, India; ⁵Department of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Chandra Dental College and Hospital, Safedabad, Barabanki Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Abhilasha Patidar - E-mail: dt.abhilasha@gmail.com
Harshavardhan Reddy - E-mail: harshareddy72@gmail.com
Shekhar K. Asarsa - E-mail: shekh.asarsa95@gmail.com
Mansi Mehta - E-mail: mansi10aug@gmail.com
Drashti Chikhalia - E-mail: drdrashti23@gmail.com
Richa Singh - E-mail: rich1677@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025

Abstract

The relationship between vertical facial growth patterns and palatal morphology in Class I and Class II malocclusion cases is explored. An in vitro analysis of 24 subjects (12 in each group) showed that individuals with Class II malocclusion and high-angle growth displayed significantly greater mandibular plane angles, facial heights, palatal widths, and arch lengths compared to their Class I counterparts. Data shows that vertical growth tendencies have a marked influence on palatal dimensions. Visual data representation further confirmed the distinctive morphological differences between the groups. Thus, the need to account for vertical facial growth patterns in orthodontic diagnostics and treatment planning is reported.

Keywords

Vertical facial growth patterns, palatal morphology, class I malocclusion, class II malocclusion, mandibular plane angle (MPA), facial height (FH), palatal width (PW1), palatal arch length (PAL), orthodontic treatment planning, maxillary arch development

Citation

Patidar et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1734-1738 (2025)

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.