From: Vestibulo-Oral inclination of maxillary and mandibular canines and bicuspids - a CBCT investigation
Abbreviation | Type | Definition |
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mrp | RPL | Median reference plane, aligned parallel to the dental arch of the split axial view. |
ap | RP | apex. Most apical point of the root. |
cej | RP | cemento-enamel-junction |
i | RP | cusp tip |
cf | RP | Central fossa. Deepest occlusal notch between cusps in bicuspids |
FA | RP | FA-Point according to Andrews |
α | AM | Tooth axis: Angle between long axis of the tooth (i-ap and cf-ap respectively) and midsagittal plane (msp). |
β | AM | Crown axis: Angle between long axis of the tooth (i-ap and cf-ap respectively) and tangent through FA-point (constructed using parallel shift of the connective line between cej and i). |