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Jun-Young Kim, Hee-Keun Park, Seung-Woo Shin, Jin Hoo Park, Hwi-Dong Jung, Young-Soo Jung
Three-dimensional evaluation of the correlation between lip canting and craniofacial planes.
- Korean J Orthod 2020;50:258-267
Q1. Patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion were selected for the study. Do you think the anteroposterior skeletal relationship in skeletal Class III patients affects the conclusion that lip canting is strongly correlated with the mandibular symmetry plane than maxillary canting?
Q2. Although the amount of menton deviation is similar, the asymmetry pattern may be different since it could be yaw-, roll- and translation-dominant. Do you think the mandibular asymmetry type influences on lip canting differently when the menton deviation is similar?
Q3. It was mentioned that there is a difference between skeletal asymmetry and soft tissue asymmetry. In this study, the mandibular symmetry plane showed a strong relationship with lip canting at rest. In a posed smile, do you think the correlation will change? For example, do you expect the maxillary canting shows a strong relationship due to muscle originating?
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Hyun-Joo Jeong
Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
We would like to express our appreciation for the interest in our published article.
A1. Patients with skeletal III relationships show prominent mandibular prognathism and it may be accompanied by facial asymmetry, especially if one side shows condylar hyperplasia. In this study, mandibular symmetry plane inclination and maxillary canting showed the similar tendency due to compensatory maxillary growth according to mandibular growth. Our research showed that mandibular symmetry plane is more strongly correlated with the lip canting and skeletal III relationship may affect the conclusion.
A2. We appreciate your insightful feedback. We are planning further research about the relationship between lip canting and mandibular shape including yaw-, roll-, and translation-dominance. We expect these factors also affect lip canting in patients with similar amount of menton deviation. Further research will be followed.
A3. As mentioned, lip canting is affected by a number of factors, including the nature of soft tissue and muscle activity, especially when smiling. It is known that activation of the zygomaticus major muscle has a major effect on lip tilting and asymmetry when making a smile.1 Furthermore, Cho et al.2 reported that muscle activity may be affected by psychological factors when laughing. Therefore, in order to evaluate the effect of the lip canting during a smile, electromyography as well as evaluation of the size and position of the facial muscles may be necessary.1
Considering your question, we believe that the maxillary canting may have more effect on the lip canting while smiling, especially due to the attachment of the zygomaticus major muscle, but further research will be needed on this.
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