“Are We Similar to Caucasians” – Orthognathic Surgery for North Indians
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"Are we similar to caucasians": orthognathic surgery for north indians.
PRIMARY AIM To establish the cephalometric standards for hard and soft tissues of the facial skeleton for north Indian population. METHODS The sample comprised of lateral cephalograms taken in natural head position of 100 participants (50 men, 50 women). The cephalograms were traced, analyzed and interpreted using the landmarks and values given by Burstone's analysis for hard tissue and Legan...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2333-1135
DOI: 10.12691/ijdsr-2-4-3