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Determination of the free-way space and closest-speaking space: a cross-sectional study

Objectives: The variation of the freeway space (FWS) and closest speaking space (CSS) is a subject of controversy in the literature. The aim of this study was to determine the values of the FWS and CSS in a Tunisian population and its factors of variation.
Methods: The FWS and the CSS measures were carried out on a Tunisian sample composed of 150 students of the dental faculty of Monastir and 50 patients of the dental clinic of Monastir.
Results: The statistical study showed that the average value of FWS was 3.09±0.78 mm in men and 2.60±0.87mm in women and the average value of CSS was 1.80±0.81mm in men and 1.50±0.81mm in women. These two spaces are significantly correlated with gender but not dependent on age, overjet and overbite.
Conclusions: The FWS and CSS represent a major clinical interest since they constitute norms while evaluating the occlusal vertical dimension and hence to avoid the risks of its under or over evaluation. But along with these values, we must associate the clinical sense of the practitioner, which must be based on observation and reflection.
Tunisian Section Meeting
2019 Tunisian Section Meeting (Monastir, Tunisia)
Monastir, Tunisia
2019

Prosthodontics Research
  • Labidi, Amel  ( Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Bekri, Sana  ( Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Mabrouk, Yosra  ( Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Ouni, Imed  ( Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Benamor, Marwa  ( Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Mansour, Lamia  ( Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia , Monastir , Tunisia )
  • Trabelsi, Mounir  ( dental faculty , Monastir , Tunisia )
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