Correlation of Vertical Dimension of Occlusion in Parents and Their Offspring: A Cephalometric Study.

Background: Establishment of optimal vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) for prosthetic patients, either complete denture or fixed full mouth rehabilitation, is a vital step to discern at a pleasing esthetics and harmonious function. None of the experiments in the literature studied the hopeful inheritance of the VDO from a parent to offspring.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to establish the dominant mode of inheritance of VDO from parents to offspring using cephalometric landmarks.