by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The location and function of the mandible is important for proper orthodontic treatment. The mandibular plane represents the lowest horizontal plane on a patient’s face. It is usually plotted by connecting anterior and posterior skeletal landmarks. On the lateral... by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Early orthodontics adhered to a philosophy of the correction of malocclusion with the goal of achieving normal occlusion. The 1948 Downs analysis was the first cephalometric analysis published in the USA. It studied the facial skeletal pattern and its correlation to... by admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The 1975 Wits Analysis, named after the University of Witwatersrand by Dr. Alex Jacobson, was intended to be a diagnostic aid to measure the severity of anteroposterior jaw disharmony. The analysis used a sample of twenty-one male and twenty-five female adults. It... by admin | Jan 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the late 1970’s, clinical orthodontics has seen advancements in terms of surgical correction of skeletal malocclusion as well as functional appliance therapy for the treatment of skeletal discrepancies. Historically, the earlier analyses available thought that... by admin | Jan 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
In 1955, Dr. Viken Sassouni of the University of Pittsburgh developed the original Sassouni Analysis. The Sassouni analysis was the first method to emphasize vertical and horizontal relationships and their proportions. Sassouni focused on the structural analysis of...