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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-Tayyem1* 2 1 1 , Amna H. Alshamsi , Sayed Hafez , Eman Mohie ElDin 1Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Ministry 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- Introduction: European-American norms are still phalometric standards for Emirates adults, sepa- used in the orthodontic treatment of Emirates pa- rate for gender, seems to be justified. It is appro- tients despite the different ethnic backgrounds of the priate to put these cephalometric norms into daily Emirates. The purpose of this study was to formulate orthodontic practice when Emirates adults are be- cephalometric norms for lateral cephalometric mea- ing treated. surements of Emirates adults and to study gender differences. Methods: Lateral cephalometric radio- Keywords: Emirates Norms; Cephalometric; Norms graphs of 176 Emirates adults, 91 males and 85 fe- males, were selected according to the following crite- 1. INTRODUCTION ria; an age