Reproducibility of natural head position measured with an inclinometer.
Sagittal (pitch) and transversal (roll) natural head position (NHP) was measured once in 20 subjects, 18 to 24 years of age, with an inclinometer; the measurements were repeated 2 years later. The method error (reproducibility) after 2 years was 1.1 degrees for sagittal and transversal measurements. The mean change in NHP measurement was -0.3 degrees for both measurements, and the variance was 1.21 degrees (= 1.1(2)).
Uşümez
Serdar
S
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey. susumez@selcuk.edu.tr
Orhan
Metin
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019416:Head Movements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric