Cephalometric norms for a sample of Emirates adults英文文献资料.docVIP

Open Journal of Stomatology, 2011, 1, 75-83 OJST doi:10.4236/ojst.2011.13013 Published Online September 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/OJST/). Cephalometric norms for a sample of Emirates adults Huda M. Abu-Tayyem , Amna H. Alshamsi , Sayed Hafez , Eman Mohie ElDin 1* 2 1 1 1 2 Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Ministry of Health, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Email: huda_ma@ * Received 23 May 2011; revised 21 July 2011; accepted 3 August 2011. ABSTRACT trusion which were significantly greater in Emir- ates females. Conclusions: The use of specific ce- phalometric standards for Emirates adults, sepa- rate for gender, seems to be justified. It is appro- priate to put these cephalometric norms into daily orthodontic practice when Emirates adults are be- ing treated. Introduction: European-American norms are still used in the orthodontic treatment of Emirates pa- tients despite the different ethnic backgrounds of the Emirates. The purpose of this study was to formulate cephalometric norms for lateral cephalometric mea- surements of Emirates adults and to study gender differences. Methods: Lateral cephalometric radio- graphs of 176 Emirates adults, 91 males and 85 fe- males, were selected according to the following crite- ria; an age range between 19 to 25 years, esthetically pleasing and harmonious faces with balanced and acceptable profiles and occlusions, normal skeletal and dental relationship, all permanent teeth present, and no history of orthodontic treatment or facial trauma. The mean values and standard deviations of 91 angular and 21 linear cephalometric variables were calculated using the Dolphin version 10.5 soft- ware package. The resulting norms