This paper has the objective of establishing a standard norm for incisor angulations in a Nigerian population. The upper incisor angle to the Frankfort plane has a biological norm of between 119° and 127°, while the lower incisor angle (to the mandibular plane) is between 96° and 104°. The value for the interincisal angle is between 108° and 116°.
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