BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine end-of-treatment outcomes of severe Class II Division I malocclusion patients treated with surgical or non-surgical approaches. This study tests the hypotheses that occlusal outcomes (ABO-OGS) and cephalometric outcomes differ between these groups. METHODS A total of 60 patients were included: 20 of which underwent surgical correction and 40 of which did...

The aims of this study were to evaluate intra-examiner repeatability and inter-examiner reproducibility of landmarks using two cephalometric analysing techniques, manual and computerized, and to compare these for speed. One hundred lateral cephalometric radiographs were randomly selected and 11 angular and six linear parameters were traced and measured by two examiners using the manual method a...

The aim of this study was to find cephalometric keys to provide information on the progression of temporomandibular internal derangement. The sample consisted of 58 women with Class II malocclusions. They were examined with routine lateral cephalograms and magnetic resonance imaging of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) before orthodontic treatment. They were classified into 3 groups according t...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the pre-treatment cephalometric features in Saudi adults with bimaxillary protrusion and to develop cephalometric standards to clarify the overall presentation of this malocclusion for clinicians. METHODS A descriptive retrospective study was designed in which lateral cephalometric radiographs of 60 individuals with Class I skeletal and dental relationship and decreased i...

Anterior open bite (AOB) is a dentofacial problem occurring more commonly in race groups of African origin. Although multi-factorial, the aetiology exerts its influence in tandem with craniofacial development. Diagnosis is confirmed by a cephalometric assessment and points either to a skeletal origin, a dental source, or both. Depending on the time of diagnosis and severity of the condition, tr...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to test the possible orthopedic effects of cervical headgear on the cranial base and maxilla. STUDY DESIGN a sample consisting of 79 subjects with skeletal class II malocclusion was divided into two groups. The experimental group was made up of 41 patients all treated with cervical headgear. The control group included a total of 38 non-treated patients. Eac...

OBJECTIVE To establish cephalometric norms of a sample of aesthetically pleasing Pakistani faces and to analyze differences and similarities with accepted standards for Caucasians. STUDY DESIGN Analytical cross sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Carried out at Alvi Dental Hospital, Karachi, from August 2007 to February 2008. METHODOLOGY Cephalometric tracings were analyzed on a ...

OBJECTIVES The study was designed to compare upright and supine cephalometric measurements in snorers and to evaluate the effects of mandibular position and nasal resistance on pharyngeal dimensions. Anthropometric, rhinomanometric, and cephalometric measurements were used to investigate predictors of apnea-hypopnea index. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, cross-sectional. METHODS Forty consecutive...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare by means of McNamara as well as Legan and Burstone's cephalometric analyses, both manual and digitized (by Dentofacial Planner Plus and Dolphin Image software) prediction tracings to post-surgical results. METHODS Pre and post-surgical teleradiographs (6 months) of 25 long face patients subjected to combined orthognathic surgery were selected. Ma...

The aim of the study. The lateral cephalometric study in children with cleft palate was carried out to find out the cause of maxillary retrusion and to see if there were other changes induced by this entity in the maxillofacial morphology. Material and methods. Lateral cephalometric evaluation of 28 patients with un-operated cleft palate (group A), 12 patients with operated cleft palate (group ...