title: Individualized evaluation of facial form.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish a nonnumeric graphic approach to the evaluation of facial form. By using a centroid-based pattern of orientation, skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue morphologic characteristics can be identified that more reliably represent the uniqueness of the person and are not dependent on nonrepresentative group-based numerical standards. The CentroGraphic Analysis (CGA) cephalomorphically demonstrates vertical and horizontal balance or disharmony in skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue form and position. The Facial Centroid Axis (FCA) provides a relatively stable reference plane that can be used for longitudinal cephalomorphic superimposition.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Center, Syracuse, NY, USA.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology