An evaluation on the necessity for a cephalogram in natural head position (NHP) for the diagnosis of the severity and direction of malocclusion

An evaluation on the necessity for a cephalogram in natural head position (NHP) for the diagnosis of the severity and direction of malocclusion

Conventional cephalometric analysis, based on intracranial reference line SN and Frankfurt plan, sometimes leads to incorrect diagnostic findings and unpleasant theraputic results, especially in orthosurgery patients, mainly due to the instability of the mentioned references. Natural head position (...

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Main Authors: Hossein-Zadeh-e- Nik T, Mapar P
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2002-06-01
Series:Journal of Dental Medicine
Subjects:
True vertical line
True horizontal line
Natural head position orthosurgery
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4659.pdf&manuscript_id=4659

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