Iowa Section of AADR - The University of Iowa College of Dentistry
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adhesive.<br />
Supported by: NIDCR Training Grant T32 DE014678-09<br />
25. Cephalometric Measurements in Adolescents with Class I Normal Occlusion<br />
J.J. Grabouski 1 , R.N. Staley 1 , C.M. Kummet 1<br />
1 <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong><br />
Objectives:<br />
by Angle Class. <strong>The</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> this study were to (1) describe CN for a random sample <strong>of</strong> adolescents with Class I<br />
normal occlusion (CIN), (2) develop adolescent CN, and (3) test the hypothesis that CN <strong>of</strong> genders are similar.<br />
Methods: Radiographs <strong>of</strong> adolescents (19 male, 19 female, mean age=12.0 years) were taken from the <strong>Iowa</strong> Facial<br />
Growth Study [IRB permission]. Fourteen cephalometric measurements (11 angular, 3 linear) were recorded<br />
with a cephalometric protractor and digital calipers. Intra-rater reliability correlations (r = .9774-.9981, p< 0.0001)<br />
showed excellent agreement between duplicate measurements. Gender differences were analyzed using Student’s<br />
t-test. Visual comparisons <strong>of</strong> genders were generated using histograms <strong>of</strong> measurement variables.<br />
Results:<br />
between genders (p > 0.05). Non-statistical comparisons <strong>of</strong> means in this study (G) with previous means: Downs<br />
(D), Riedel(R), Michigan (M), Taylor & Hitchcock (TH), Harris (H), Saksena (S) yielded mostly similarity.<br />
Dissimilarities included FH/N-Pog 4.8° (1sd) higher in (D); MP/FH 7.2° (1sd) lower in (D); Inter-incisal angle 7.4°<br />
(1sd) higher in (D); upper incisor/A-Pog 3 mm (1sd) lower in (D); and male N-Me distance 6mm (1sd) higher in<br />
(M).<br />
Conclusions: <strong>The</strong> null hypothesis predicting no differences between adolescent males and females was accepted for<br />
all cephalometric variables. <strong>The</strong> differences between the present study means and those <strong>of</strong> previous studies may be<br />
explained by (1) sample differences, selection <strong>of</strong> subjects, and perhaps growth maturation in (D). Most previous<br />
CN observed appear satisfactory for adolescents.<br />
Supported by: <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong>, <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dentistry</strong>, Dows Research Award<br />
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