Three-dimensional facial morphometry in skeletal Class III patients. A non-invasive study of soft-tissue changes before and after orthognathic surgery

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-144

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a   Peretta, Redento ^a   Grandi, Gaia ^a   Ferronato, Giuseppe ^b   Ferrario, Virgilio F ^a  

^a Functional Anatomy Research Center FARC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computerised anthropometry; Face; Human; Orthognathic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLA RESECTION; MORPHOMETRICS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEPHALOMETRY; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846481843     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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