Vertical Thinking in Orthodontics... are we Still in the era of Control?

Control of vertical dimension is recognised as an important as well as often difficult part of orthodontic treatment. Ineffective vertical control cause downward and backward rotation of mandible, prolonged treatment times, and compromised treatment results.

As the vertical dimension problem is usually complex and multi-factor, the clinician have to recognize its numerous components and understand their interrelationships. In general, you need to be sure of the vertical control importance and different means to achieve it, so that we could obtain the autorotation of the mandible, the decrease of the vertical dimension, favouring chin projection, and improving thereby the profile of the patient as well as the occlusal relationship.

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