Angle’s Classification: Benefits And Limitations Explained

Angle’s Classification: Benefits And Limitations Explained

Discuss any one classification of malocclusion giving its merit and demerits.
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Describe Angle’s classification of malocclusion. What are the merits and demerits of this classification.
Answer. Angle’s classification— Refer to Ans 1 of same chapter

Merits

• Easy identifiation of malocclusion.
• Easy for reference.
• Easy for comparison.
• Easy for self-communication.
• Easy for treatment plan.

Demerits

• Does not consider malocclusion in transverse and vertical planes. Angle considered only sagittl dimension.
• Angle considered the fist permanent molar as fied point of skull, but this is not found to be so.
• The classifiation can not be applied if the fist permanent molars are missing or extracted.
• This classification cannot be applied in deciduous denitition.
• Does not differentiate between skeletal and dental malocclusion.
• Does not diffrentiate between true and pseudo class III malocclusion.
• Growth of bones and muscle malfunction were overlooked. They influence position of molars.
• Etiology of malocclusion is unknown.
• Only static occlusion is considered by Angle’s classification.