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[A cephalometric study of natural head posture and spinal position in malocclusions]
Xiao-jun Ding1, Yu-fen Qian, Hui-ju Cao
1Department of Stomatology, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. dddxj76@sina.com.cn
Objective:
The purpose of this cephalometric study was to compare the difference of NHP (natural head posture) and spinal position among malocclusions with different skeletal patterns.
Methods:
79 malocclusions aged from 12 to 16 were divided to several groups according ANB and NSL-MP. The features of head posture and spinal position were examined by comparing the groups and the statistical significant correlation among NHP, spinal position and craniofacial morphology was sought.
Results:
NHP and spinal position was not the same in malocclusions with different NSL-MP, while was identical in malocclusions with different ANB.
Conclusion:
It is believed that there was correlation among NHP, spinal position and vertical, sagittal development of face rather than anteroposterior relationship between maxilla and mandible.
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