Thin-plate spline analysis of the cranial base in African, Asian and European populations and its relationship with different malocclusions

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 826-834

  Rosas, Antonio ^a   Bastir, Markus ^a   Alarcón, Jose Antonio ^b   Kuroe, Kazuto ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basicranial orientation; Craniofacial system; Geometric morphometrics; Maxillo mandibular disharmonies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKULL BASE; VALIDATION STUDY; X RAY;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION GROUPS; REFERENCE VALUES; SKULL BASE; X-RAYS;

EID: 47249119203     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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