A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF MAXILLO-MANDIBULAR BONE WITH CEPHALOMETRIC ANALYSIS IN KOREAN CHILDREN

Ryu,  Young-Kyu

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 19(2); 1981 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1981;19(2):167-174.
Published online February 28, 1981.

두부 방사선 계측 사진을 이용한 한국 아동의 상ㆍ하악골 성장에 관한 연구

유영규

연세대학교 치과대학

A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF MAXILLO-MANDIBULAR BONE WITH CEPHALOMETRIC ANALYSIS IN KOREAN CHILDREN

Young-Kyu Ryu

Dept. of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was observing the annual growth increment in cephalogram. The cephalograms of 29 boys & 23 girls were analized by method of Downs & Steiner, range from 7 to 8 years in Korean children. the results were as follows; 1. The craniofacial complex of Korean children grew downward and fordward. 2. The pronounced linear and angular growth changes were in the upper central incisors and lower central incisors. 3. The SN Plane to Mandibular plane angle was reduced. 4. The SNA and SNB was almost constant in male.