Longitudinal growth changes of the cranial base from puberty to adulthood A comparison of different superimposition methods

Arat Z. M. , Tuerkkahraman H., English J. D. , Gallerano R. L. , Boley J. C.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.80, no.4, pp.725-732, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.2319/080709-447.1
  • Title of Journal : ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
  • Page Numbers: pp.725-732

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the stability of cranial reference landmarks from puberty through adulthood and to compare the displacement of these landmarks among the superimposition methods of Bjork, Ricketts, Steiner, and the proposed tuberculum sella-wing (T-W) reference line.