[Correlation of x-ray cephalometric parameters of the gnathic part of the skull with dental anthropometric parameters and data of functional tests in subjects with normal occlusion].

Anthropometric, functional, and long-distance x-ray examinations of 26 subjects with normal occlusion (14 women and 12 men aged 20-27 years) were carried out in order to define the topographic and anatomical criteria for repair of maxillofacial harmony in case of lost occlusive checkpoints. Basic topographic and anatomical criteria of repair of the maxillofacial system in patients with lost occlusion checkpoints (level of position and direction of occlusion surface in the facial skull) were defined on the basis of long-distance roentgenograms of the head in the lateral projection. Individually determined occlusion surface is the key to repair of morphofunctional harmony of the maxillofacial system in patients with abnormalities complicated by decreased height of the lower segment of the face. A principally new concept of orthodontic treatment of patients with lost occlusion checkpoints by diagnostic topographic and anatomical criteria is suggested and a strategy of pathogenetic orthodontic treatment of this patient population has been developed on the basis of this concept.