When I say 'retrocline', I'm meaning the opposite of procline. Proclined teeth (gums too) are tilted diagonally outward (toward the lips) relative to a straight line vertical. The opposite of that; retroclined teeth (and gums too) are tilted diagonally inward (toward the roof of mouth).
Glad to hear they answered the proposed questions.
The distinction between proclining and retroclining is clear to me. What I’ve had trouble understanding from the start is how “aligning straight down” differs from either of these.
Does “aligning straight down” just mean retracting the teeth while taking care to neither procline or retrocline them in the process, that is, taking care to not change the inclination of the teeth themselves in the process of retroclining?
Would you please confirm?
I’m not certain this distinction is important at this particular moment, but I’m sure it will be at some point.
