Evaluation of alveolar ridge bend and length in upper and lower jaws in anthropological skulls for planning of a series of endosseous dental implants

The alveolar ridge bend and length were measured in the interforaminal part of the upper and lower jaws in 338 anthropological skulls. Interforaminal sections were determined by projection of the most medial points of the two foramina infraorbitale and foramina mentale at right angles to the alveolar ridge bends. Interforaminal arch lengths and radii of the circles that best fit the arches were analyzed with the use of celluloid transparencies. The differences between female and male group samples and the left and right sides were established. The data were processed by computer and were used for the development of a series of endosseous dental implants to satisfy various anatomical conditions.