The effect of basicranial flexure on facial divergence of Iraqi adults (18-25 years) in Mosul City | ||
| Al-Rafidain Dental Journal | ||
| Article 15, Volume 2, Issue 2, September 2002, Pages 249-262 PDF (4.43 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rden.2002.166161 | ||
| Author | ||
| Afrah KH AL-HAMDANY | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study was carried out to detect the possible effect of cranial base angulation on facial divergence in a sample of young Iraqi adults in Mosul City, to investigate the pattern of facial divergence of the sample and to reveal the sex difference in facial divergence. Sixty-four Iraqi adults (18-25 years),(32) males and (32) females, were collected according to certain criteria. Lateral cephalometric radiograph was taken for each subject. Eighteen variables were recorded and analyzed using SPSS system loaded on Pentium II computer. The results indicated that: 1) Flexure of basicranium has a detectable effect on facial divergence; 2) The most frequent facial pattern is posterior divergent with convex profile; and 3) There is a significant sex difference in facial divergence. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Basicranium; -- facial divergence; -- cephalogram; -- facial convexity | ||
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