Title

Comparison of Yen, Beta, Wits, K angles with ANB in assessing sagittal dysplasia: A cephalometric study

Authors

Rameshwar Arun Munde¹*, Amit Handa¹, Dipali Raghunath Mane¹, Akansha Katkar¹, Nikita Bhagwan¹, Himanshu Shrivastava² & Aditi Sarda³

Affiliation

¹Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Aditya Dental College, Beed, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Aditya Dental College, Beed, Maharashtra, India; ³Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Aditya Dental College, Beed, Maharashtra, India;  *Corresponding author

Email

Rameshwar Arun Munde - E-mail: rameshwarmunde1111@gmail.com
Amit Handa - E-mail: handaamit1986@gmail.com
Dipali Raghunath Mane - E-mail: manedipali1993@gmail.com
Akansha Katkar - E-mail: akankshakatkar@gmail.com
Nikita Bhagwan - E-mail: bhagwannikita@gmail.com
Himanshu Shrivastava - E-mail: himanshu.srivastava97@gmail.com
Aditi Sarda - E-mail: drass61@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

Accurate assessment of sagittal skeletal discrepancies is crucial in orthodontic diagnosis. The commonly used ANB angle has limitations influenced by craniofacial growth and landmark variability. This study compared Yen angle, Beta angle, Wits appraisal and K angle with ANB angle in 120 cephalograms of adults aged 18-30 years. Statistical analysis showed Yen and Beta angles had the strongest correlation and predictive value, followed by K angle, while Wits appraisal was less reliable. Hence, Yen and Beta angles serve as more dependable alternatives to ANB angle in diagnosing sagittal dysplasia.

Keywords

ANB angle, Yen angle, Beta angle, Wits appraisal, K angle, sagittal skeletal dysplasia

Citation

Munde et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4275-4279 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

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.