There has been a massive paradigm shift in investigatory tools at present. A greater surge of interest in soft tissue analysis, real time imaging and functional recordings to enhance our understanding of the complexity of the biological system is underway; with high emphasis on non-invasiveness and cost effectiveness. Current studies are looking at the possibilities of using non-ionizing altern...

Objective: To evaluate and compare the error in cephalometric measurements by manual and computerized methods using the softwares Dolphin Imaging version 11.0 and Dentofacial Planner version 7.02. Methods: The sample comprised 45 lateral cephalograms. A calibrated operator conducted 90 manual and 180 digital cephalometric tracings, using 8 angular measurements (SNA, SNB, ANB, FMA, 1.NA, 1.NB, S...

The treatment of skeletal disharmonies presents better results when performed during the growth period. The physical changes that occur in every individual express growth, which is ruled by genetic, general and environmental factors. In order to identify such disharmonies and hence concentrate the clinical actions during treatment and influence facial growth, cephalometrics appears as a useful ...

There is a common concern that the Veau-Wardill-Kilner type of cleft palate repair causes extensive denudation of the palate, resulting in inhibition of maxillary growth. The evidence for this belief is equivocal in the literature. The authors present some long-term results of this technique from a pure sample of nonsyndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients operated on by a si...

This study aimed to evaluate whether there is an association between facial morphology on cephalometrics and surface electromyographic (sEMG) recordings of the head, neck, and trunk muscles. Forty-seven Caucasian adult females, 18-29years of age (average: 24), underwent lateral skull radiographs in "natural head position", obtained by having the subject look at a small mirror at eye level, and ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective pilot study was to analyze and compare the short-term and long-term changes of Herbst treatment in Class II division 1 subjects of the retrognathic and prognathic facial type. MATERIALS AND METHODS The subject material comprised 10 retrognathic (mean SNA = 74.5 degrees, SNB = 70.4 degrees, ML/NSL = 41.1 degrees) and 16 prognathic (mean SNA = 86.7 degree...

BACKGROUND This study reports the cephalometric evaluation of a group of adolescent Polish individuals describing dento-facial structure as well as details of incisor position and soft tissue characteristics. The results should reveal morphological features specific to Polish persons and serve as a comparative material for future diagnostic procedures. METHODS The study was based on an analys...

The aim of this study was to compare the reproducibility of longitudinal cephalometric measurements between analogue and digital methods using two different resolutions. Cephalometric radiographs of 20 patients were selected at the start (T1) and end (T2) of treatment: 24 cephalometric variables were calculated at T1 and T2, and their increments (T2 - T1) were also evaluated. All measurements w...