Vertical cephalometric analysis is a new cephalometric diagnostic method, created and studied by the author, which allows us to identify objectively the dental and skeletal components found in certain types of open bites. Down's Syndrome patients frequently have this type of malocclusion which produces a significant dysfunction of the whole stomatognathic system. The primary complication of the...

at Protraction facemask therapy has been advocated in early treatment of Class III malocclusions with maxillary deficiency. The dental and skeletal effects of this appliance are well documented in the literature. One reason tha clinicians are sometimes reluctant to render early orthopedic treatment in Class III patients is the inability to predict mandibular growth. 6 Patients receiving early o...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed at clarifying the morphological interactions among the cranial base, face, and mandible, to improve the assessment and treatment of skeletal malocclusions involving the mandible. DESIGN Untreated adult subjects (n=187) were grouped according to standard cephalometric criteria of vertical and sagittal relationships. Geometric morphometrics were used to test the null...

Class III malocclusion is characterized by anterior posterior dental disharmony, either with or without skeletal discrepancies. Facial esthetics may be compromised to a greater or lesser degree, depending on the magnitude of the discrepancy, and is one of the main factors motivating individuals to seek orthodontic treatment. In adult patients, therapy may be performed by means of dental compens...

This case report describes the protocol employed in the treatment of a patient with Class II malocclusion with mechanics including palatally positioned miniscrews. Treatment included the distalization of maxillary posterior teeth with mechanics including 2 miniscrews positioned on the palatal side. After a certain amount of distalization was achieved, the maxillary arch was bonded with Roth pre...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate frontal facial features individuals and analyze their relevance orthodontic problems. Methods: Frontal photographs were taken cephalometric data 250 patient collected. Photographs used dimensions, general symmetry, forehead, trichion anatomical landmark position, nostril visibility, nasal root breaking point, glabella cantus positions, eyeba...

BACKGROUND The present study was performed with the following aims: (1) to assess the relationship between skeletal age, measured using the cervical vertebral maturity (CVM) method, and chronological age; (2) to determine the correlation of skeletal and chronological age to the cortical thickness of the lower border of the mandible using the linear radiomorphometric; and (3) to explore the rela...

Objectives: To evaluate the cervical inclination and craniocervical posture (CCP) in a sample of Class II Division 1 malocclusion with different vertical patterns among adult population Lahore. Methods: A total 70 skeletal division cases (ANB0 > 4) Dental (molar relation half cusp or full II) Overjet 5mm, were enrolled this study. Clinical examination lateral cephalograms taken natural head ...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the position of mandibular third molar (M3) and vertical skeletal malocclusions. Methods: Materials for the study consisted of panoramic radiographs and lateral cephalograms of 73 fifteen to nineteen-year-old class I patients (girls=66%, boys= 34%). Patients were classified into three groups based on four vertical ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the skeletal features of patients with maxillary canine impaction. MATERIAL AND METHODS The complete pre-treatment records of 1674 orthodontic patients were examined. From the subjects with maxillary impacted canine 12 patients were excluded , remaining 108. The subjects with maxillary impacted canine were divided into two study groups: a palatally displaced canine group ...