The foundations of geometric morphometrics were worked out about 30 years ago and have
continually been refined and extended. What has remained as a central thrust and source of …

Background Facial and smile attractiveness are significant motivating factor for patients to
seek orthodontic treatment. Although there is a general belief that orthodontic treatment …

Objectives: To compare cephalometric measurements from synthesized cone beam CT
(CBCT) lateral cephalograms using orthogonal and perspective projections with those from …

Computed tomography is entering the orthodontic specialty as a mainstream diagnostic
modality. Radiation exposure and cost have decreased significantly, and the diagnostic …

Introduction: The purpose of this investigation was to study the shapes of the condyle and
the glenoid fossa in patients with Class II Division 1, Class II Division 2, and Class III …

The purpose of this study was to use quantitative methods to measure the size and shape of
the sella turcica and thus establish normative reference standards that could assist in a more …

Objective: To investigate the relationships between craniocervical posture and skeletal
Class in cephalometric radiographs of adult subjects. Methods: Sixty-five cephalometric …

Objectives To test the applicability, accuracy, precision, and reproducibility of various 3D
superimposition techniques for radiographic data, transformed to triangulated surface data …

INTRODUCTION: Cervical vertebrae shape has been proposed as a diagnostic factor for
assessing skeletal maturation in orthodontic patients. However, evaluation of vertebral …

INTRODUCTION: The dilemma of extraction vs nonextraction treatment, along with the
uncertain potential of orthodontic treatment to control vertical dimensions, still remains …