THE VARIETY OF VESTIBULAR POSITIONS OF PERMANENT CANINES OF THE UPPER JAW IN PATIENTS WITH MESIAL OCCLUSION
Deficiency of the place in the dentition causes changes in the position of the individual teeth on the upper and the lower jaws. Reducing of the size of the upper jaw sagittally and transversally leads to a lack of space for individual teeth, often canines. Their place in the dentition is variable. Macrognathy of the lower jaw and micrognathia of the upper jaw are the most frequent causes of mesial occlusion. 32 patients with mesial occlusion were examined and vestibular position of canines of the maxilla was revealed. The age of the patients ranged between 12 and 36 years, there were 15 male and 17 female patients.