Abstract

Facial typing methods are used to determine to which of three basic facial pattern categories an individual patient belongs. These three categories are mesofacial, brachyfacial, and dolichofacial. It is important to establish the correct facial type because the reaction to treatment mechanics and the stability of the denture is dependent upon the analysis of the facial patterns. The purpose of this paper was to show a comparative study of facial typing classification methods used on 100 patients (47 boys and 53 girls). The eight different methods used were as follows: Bioprogressive, Ricketts LLU1, LLU2, QuickCeph™, Jarabak, Facial-Mandibular Index, and Steiner. The Bioprogessive method served as the control. The Bioprogressive derivative methods (Ricketts, LLU1, LLU2, and QuickCeph™) had between 93% and 90% agreement. While Steiner, Jarabak, and Facial-Mandibular Index had 75%, 62%, and 46% agreement respectively.

LLU Discipline

Orthodontics

Department

Dentistry

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

M. Toufic Jeiroudi

Second Advisor

Roland D. Walters

Third Advisor

Michael J. Fillman

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1989

Date (Title Page)

6-1989

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Cephalometry; Craniology; Face -- analysis

Type

Thesis

Page Count

iv; 26

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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