Correlation between VDO with length of little finger in Malay Deutro sub race. The correct determination of vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) is an important step to to concern for dentist in clinical procedures of dental treatment. VDO is defined as the distance between two selected anatomic points, one point on maxilla and the other on mandibule in centric occlusion. There are various measurements of VDO methods suggested. Recently, many researchers have been studied antropometric method to determine the VDO. One of the antropometric methods is the length of little finger measurement. VDO and length of little finger are influenced by human race and each race has different specific characteristic. This study choose Malay Deutro sub race as one of sub-races in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between measurement of DVO and length of little finger of Malay Deutro sub race in Padang. This study use observational analysis with cross sectional approach. The samples consist of 56 males and 56 females, 112 respondents in total. The respondents are Malay Deutro sub race that domicile in Padang and are eligible. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test. VDO and length of little finger of Mal ay Deutro sub race was significantly correlated (r value= 0,768) and the result of VDO was almost equal with length of little fi nger (p value= 0,000) that means statistically significant. The Antropometric parameter measurement of the length of little finger can be used in determination of VDO
