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Dentofacial Cephalometric Values for<br />
Emirati Adults with Normal Occlusion and<br />
Well-Balanced Faces<br />
Po<br />
Ar<br />
S<br />
SN Plane<br />
Frankfort Plane<br />
Or<br />
Y axis Plane<br />
N<br />
5<br />
11<br />
8<br />
7<br />
6<br />
12<br />
A<br />
9<br />
Amjad Al Taki<br />
DDS, PhD<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Department of Orthodontics<br />
School of Dentistry<br />
Ajman University of Science<br />
and Technology Network<br />
Ajman, UAE<br />
al_taki@hotmail.com<br />
Eyas Abuhijleh<br />
DDS, PhD<br />
Specialist Orthodontist and<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Tawam Hospital in Affiliation<br />
with Johns Hopkins Medicine<br />
International <strong>Dental</strong> Centre<br />
Al Ain, UAE<br />
eyas97us@yahoo.com<br />
Abstract<br />
Objective: To determine the dentofacial cephalometric values for Emirati adults, and to<br />
compare them with those of Caucasians.<br />
Materials and Methods: Standardized Lateral cephalometric radiographs for 30<br />
Emirati women and 32 Emirati men with normal occlusion were traced.<br />
Results: Skeletal comparisons between Emirati adults and Caucasians showed that<br />
Emiratis tend to have decreased SNB angle, increased ANB angle, and increased<br />
anterior and posterior facial heights, while dental comparisons showed that Emiratis<br />
have bimaxillary dental protrusion and decreased inter-incisal angle. When comparing<br />
men with women, both anterior facial height (N-Me) (P
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