Research on predictability in cephalometry of the relationship of chin symphysis and nose-chin balance.
A sample of 120 untreated Caucasian adults was selected. All subjects were dental and skeletal Class I. The approach calls for the use of an original cephalometric method that is applied to the cutaneous profile by an esthetic curve extending from the nose to the chin. Statistical study of the sample confirms the existence of this cutaneous profile, regardless of facial type. This approach is proposed in combination with Sassouni's analysis to specify pogonion in the vertical and anteroposterior planes from which the vertical position of the chin (menton) may be deduced.
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D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002680:Chin / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests