The preliminary study on creating the differential templates of the skeletal profiles for Shanghainese with normal occlusion in early permanent dentition.
- Author:
Linling CHEN
1
;
Shisheng PENG
;
Huiju CAO
;
Honghu LIU
;
Guangyao LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Cephalometry; methods; Child; Dental Occlusion; Face; anatomy & histology; Facial Bones; anatomy & histology; Female; Humans; Male
- From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2002;37(2):142-144
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo establish the differential templates of the skeletal profiles for Shanghainese with normal occlusion in early permanent dentition.
METHODS71 lateral cephalometric radiographs of subjects with normal occlusion in early permanent dentition, aged from 11 - 15 years (37 females and 34 males) were traced. 23 skeletal landmarks were identified on the tracings, which afterwards were scanned on the computer. An x-y coordinate system was established: the tracing superimposed on sella rotated 7 degrees down from the sella-nasion line as the x axis and the vertical line through sella perpendicular to the x axis as the y axis. A special length/depth ratio was designed. The length/depth ratio of each graph were calculated. Steiner analysis was applied to check the difference between genders.
RESULTSThere was no difference between genders. The tracings were divided into three categories: short face, normal face and long face according to the mean and standard deviation of the ratio. The three types of tracings were superimposed on the x axis with sella registered. Three templates were created.
CONCLUSIONSThe differences were apparent when the three templates were superimposed.