“cephalometric Evaluation Based on Steiner’s Analysis on Young Adults of Assam”

A cephalometric study of 70 Assamese young adults (35 male and 35 female) within age range of 18 – 25 years with acceptable profile and occlusion was carried out by means of the Steiner’s analysis. The purpose of the study was to establish skeletal & dental parameters for Assamese young adults using Steiner’s analysis, evaluation of variability between male & female Assamese normal occlusion subjects and comparison of cephalometric norms of Assamese population with the Caucasians as well as other non-Caucasian groups. Finally all the measurements were computed statistically. Results showed that in comparison to the Caucasian samples the Assamese samples were more protrusive skeletally and dentally with a greater tendency towards bimaxillary protrusion. These differences indicate that fundamental variation exists in the craniofacial structure of Assamese and the Caucasians. The results of the study support the fact that norms and standards of one racial group could not be used without modification for other racial group and each different racial group would have to be treated according to its individual characteristics. Dr. Nabanita Baruah