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Vojdani,Zahra; Bahmanpour,Soghra; Momeni,Shahla; Vasaghi,Atieh; Yazdizadeh,Azadeh; Karamifar,Amirali; Najafifar,Amirhosseine; Setoodehmaram,Shahram; Mokhtar,Ali. |
Cephalometry or skull measurement are used in pediatrics, forensic medicine, plastic surgery, oral surgery and diagnostic comprehension between patient and normal populations. Cephalic index is an important parameter for detecting the race and sex of an individual whose identity is unknown. The most important of cephalometric dimension are height and width of head which determine cephalic index. On the basis of cephalic index four head shapes are determined in international categories, that including dolichocephal, brachycephal, mesocephal and hyperbrachycephal. With noticing the lack of documented research about 14-18 years old girls and boys in this area, this study was planned for determining normal range of head shapes in 867girls and 960 boys in the... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Cephalometry; Cephalic index; Student. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022009000100018 |
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