Methods of obtaining measurements of vertical dimension are many and varied as indicated
by Turrell
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in a discussion of 29 such methods. While the considerable importance of a proper
vertical dimension of occlusion is generally accepted,
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the means of obtaining it are considered unreliable by some investigators,
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and some authors recommend the use of “clinical judgment.”
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The importance of the problem seems incompatible with the great diversity of methods
for obtaining the vertical dimension of occlusion and the reliance on the something
as vague and uncommunicable as “clinical judgment.” Many factors have been suggested
as responsible for the ambiguities associated with such measurements and calculations,
which include difficulties in obtaining measurements on the skin of the face and the
range of variability in physiologic and pathologic states.
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Publication history
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, New York, NY
Footnotes
This report was supported in part by research grant DH 000961, from the Division of Dental Health, United States Public Health Services.
Reprinted with permission from J Prosthet Dent 1975;34:269-77.
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© 2006 The Editorial Council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
