RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cephalometric evaluation of craniofacial variation in normal Saudi population according to Steiner analysis
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 746
OP 750
VO 21
IS 8
A1 Al-Jasser, Nasser M.
YR 2000
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/21/8/746.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the craniofacial pattern of Saudi ethnic groups and to compare it with accepted standards for the caucasian population according to Steiner analysis.METHODS: Lateral cephalometric radiographs of 87 Saudi students (74 male and 13 females) with balanced harmonious faces and clinically acceptable permanent occlusion, aged 21-27 years old were used. A computer-aided cephalometric analysis was performed, and the mean values and standard deviations for the various cephalometric variables were obtained.RESULTS: A comparison of the results with the Steiner standards showed that the Saudis have relatively similar skeletal relationship and dentally there was a tendency toward bimaxillary protrusion. Further, there was a decrease in the lower facial height.CONCLUSION: It was evident that even in the Saudi ethnic groups with so-called well-balanced faces, there were some fundamental variations in the craniofacial structure of the Saudi Arab when compared with Steiner norms.