[Tweed-Merrifield analysis for Chinese Shangdong adults]
OBJECTIVE:This study was to establish cephalometric normals for Shangdong Chinese based on the Tweed-Merrifield analysis. MEHTODS: Lateral cephalograms of 80 young adults(40 female and 40 male) with normal occlusions were selected.The ages was 18-24. RESULTS: To establish cephalometric normals for Shangdong Chinese based on the Tweed-Merrifield analysis,and discover FMA female>male,AFH,PFH,IND(P/A) female>male. CONCLUSION: These normals will be used to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning for Shangdong adult patients.
Liu
D X
DX
Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong Medical University. Jinan 250012, Shandong province, China.
Zhang
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FT
Teng
B G
BG
Zhang
F H
FH
Li
G J
GJ