Author/Authors :
Ghafari, Joseph G. American University of Beirut - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon , Ghafari, Joseph G. Lebanese University - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon , Ghafari, Joseph G. New York University - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon , Haddad, Ramzi V. American University of Beirut - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon , Saadeh, Maria E. American University of Beirut - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon , Saadeh, Maria E. Lebanese University - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon , Macari, Anthony T. American University of Beirut - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics units, Lebenon
Abstract :
The lateral cephalometric mesh diagram analysis presents advantages not readily available in conventional cephalometric methods. The face is oriented on the patient’s natural head position, which provides comparability between cephalometric findings and the clinical facial examination. The patient’s profile is not directly compared with the population norm but with an “individualized norm” derived from the application of the population norm to a grid scaled on the patient’s facial shape namely,the upper face height (N-ANS) and facial depth (N-S). Each landmark is assessed by its roportionate location in the mesh diagram grids. Thus, facial form is evaluated in one single display easily interpretable without computation of linear and angular measurements. These principles are llustrated for diagnosis of malocclusions and treatment with a combination of orthodontics and orthognathic surgery. The discrepancies between hard and soft tissues are readily ascertained and measured through the mesh display, and allow the formulation of conclusions on treatment and outcome. The mesh iagram is a flexible cephalometric analysis that should be incorporated in the routine dentofacial diagnosis and treatment planning
