Hi all,
I've been in braces for almost 7 months now and bimaxillary surgery may be further down the road. I was referred to an out-of-town oral surgeon who did what is called a "paper consultation", i.e. after getting photos, panos, ceph, etc. from the ortho, he sends back a proposed treatment plan, both to the ortho and me. Since I want to understand as much as possible before agreeing or not to everything, I asked the OS to send me also the ceph drawings with all the ceph numbers and measurements (about 50). But I have trouble identifying which point represents what. Can anyone here help me with that? Meryaten or Rory maybe? I searched the Internet, found some stuff, but nothing very comprehensive.
Thanks in advance.
Cephalometric measurements
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Broochie,
Cephs are used for a number of things...primarily to evaluate tooth position relative to their bony bases (are they to forward/back etc.), as well as to assess how the jaws fit together (too small/large etc.), and soft tissue profiles
Most things are measured with both angular measurements and linear measurements.
There are many different analyses that can be used to crunch the numbers for an overall summary of how things are put together. If you have any particular questions, shoot me a PM.
Dr. S
Cephs are used for a number of things...primarily to evaluate tooth position relative to their bony bases (are they to forward/back etc.), as well as to assess how the jaws fit together (too small/large etc.), and soft tissue profiles
Most things are measured with both angular measurements and linear measurements.
There are many different analyses that can be used to crunch the numbers for an overall summary of how things are put together. If you have any particular questions, shoot me a PM.
Dr. S
-Grad of UNC Ortho '92 (research centered around ceramic brackets)