CORRELATION OF SAGITTAL RELATIONSHIP ON CAST AND CEPHALOMETRY: A STUDY.

The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation of the ANB angle and the molar relationship among Orthodontic Patients in Peshawar Dental College using dental casts and cephalometric radio-graphs of 184 patients. The dental casts for molarrelationshipaccording to Angle's classification were recorded. Cephalogram were analyzed for ANB angle and Witt's Appraisal. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 20 software. Statistical significance was predetermined at the 95% level (p<0.05). Of total 184 patients 124 were females and 60 were males.Class I malocclusion showed the most prevalent group. There was a definite and statistical significant correlation between ANB and Wits value (.355). While the correlation between dental (angle classes of molar) and skeletal ANB and WITS was weak and statistically non significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]