Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 1989
Ambiguities of Angle’s classification
Ambiguities of Angle’s classification
DMD, MS, MDS, PhD and
DMD, MS, MDS, PhD
Page Range: 295 – 298
Abstract
In 1900, Edward H. Angle wrote that all teeth should be considered when classifying cases; in 1907, he emphasized using the maxillary first molars as reference teeth. Arguments are presented to illustrate the confusion in relying solely on Angle’s system of classification. The criteria for a discrete versus a continuous variable is discussed.
Keywords: Angle; Classification
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Donald Rinchuse and Daniel Rinchuse are both Associate professors of Orthodontics at the University of Pittsburgh and are in the private practice of Orthodontics in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. They both hold the following degrees: DMD, MS(Pharmacology), MDS(Orthodontics) and PhD(Education)