title: [Use of the perpendicular vertical in cephalometric analysis].
abstract: Cephalometric analysis is a useful diagnostic tool in orthodontics. The intracranial planes, commonly used as reference lines for cephalometric measurements, are not constant in the population. The variation of these references could constitute source of diagnostic error. On the light of this potential errors, the use of the vertical to the ground (or of its perpendicular line, orizzontal to the ground) constitutes a better reference for cephalometric measurements. The advantage of the vertical as reference is represented by its consistency in the same individuals and between different subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
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authors.lastname: Carano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D011187:Posture
vernacular_title: Utilizzo della verticale terrestre nell'analisi cefalometrica.