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Revista odontológica mexicana
Print version ISSN 1870-199X
Abstract
ARCINIEGA FLORES, Magaly; YUDOVICH BURAK, Manuel; ORTIZ MONASTERIO, Fernando and GARCIA LOPEZ, Salvador. Pilot study: Mandibular measures of different facial biotypes; in 6-year-old Mexican children resident in Mexico City. Rev. Odont. Mex [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.3, pp.141-147. ISSN 1870-199X. https://doi.org/10.22201/fo.1870199xp.2009.13.3.15578.
Introduction:
The objective of this study was to estimate the average of cephalometric mandibular values of Mexican 6-years-old children, according to its facial byotipe, all of them residents in Mexico City.
Methods:
100 craniolateral radiographies of 6-year-old children with class I occlusion and with no orthodontic nor orthopedic treatment were used for this study. Average values of mandibular measures were determined, besides twelve points of the analysis of McNamara were measured; and this values were divided according to the facial byotipe.
Results:
Male patients presented an increased size in their skeletal structures than female patients. The total sample presents a dolichofacial pattern in its majority. Regarding mandibular measures, the values were bigger in the dolichofacial patients group for both genders, except in the height of the mandibular branch.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates that cephalometric differences exist among the different facial biotypes and among the different genders.
Keywords : Facial byotipe; cephalometric; measurements; Mexican children.