Question 162 · LDEK · Cephalometry and radiological examination
The WITS appraisal according to Jacobson allows to determine:
- A. anterior facial height.
- B. posterior facial height.
- C. anteroposterior position of the maxilla in relation to the mandible.
- D. anteroposterior position of the maxilla in relation to the cranial base.
- E. direction of the mandibular rotation.
Hint
Think about which two cephalometric points are projected onto the functional occlusal plane and what their distance compares.
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