title: A cephalometric evaluation of the effect of glenoid fossa location on craniofacial morphology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of glenoid fossa location in various skeletal malocclusions on craniofacial morphology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cephalometric data of 84 subjects were analyzed for four linear and two angular variables for assessing glenoid fossa location in cranial base and eight linear and eight angular variables for evaluating the corresponding effect on craniofacial morphology using statistical software STATA 12 for windows. Regression analysis was done to see the effect of glenoid fossa location on the parameters measuring craniofacial morphology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant association between glenoid fossa location and craniofacial morphology was demonstrated in skeletal class I, class II, and class III malocclusion subjects by the regression analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Glenoid fossa location varies significantly among skeletal malocclusions and glenoid fossa location has a profound effect on craniofacial morphology of skeletal class I, class II, and class III malocclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mengi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, King George Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vijay P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, King George Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, BBD Dental College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Akhil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati, Govt. Medical College, Mewat, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Craniofacial morphology; Glenoid fossa; Skeletal class I; Skeletal class II; Skeletal class III