Balancing the books on orthodontic treatment: an integrated analysis of change.
A method of cephalometric analysis is presented in which molar and overjet corrections are seen as the algebraic sum of facial skeletal growth and tooth movement relative to basal bone. The steps of superimposition and measurement are described, and a means of summarizing these changes--the 'pitchfork diagram'--is suggested.
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Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1078, USA.
D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development; D008437:Maxilla / Q000254:growth & development; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques