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Basilar multiplane cephalometric analysis.

B H Grayson·F A LaBatto·A B Kolber·J G McCarthy
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This article presents a method of cephalometric tracing and analysis using the basilar view cephalogram and discusses its role in diagnosis and treatment planning. Landmarks and structures found in each of three separate basilar planes are defined and instructions for tracings are presented. The analysis is applied to the study of orbital hypertelorism, craniofacial synostosis, and hemicraniofacial microsomia. The multiplane tracing technique is demonstrated to provide a three-dimensional concept of deformities in the craniofacial skeleton. A method to determine an anteroposterior midline construct from structures in the cranial base is described. As is practiced with the lateral cephalogram, presurgical tracings of the basilar film may be manipulated to simulate the skeletal changes anticipated in surgery.

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CephalometryCraniosynostosesFaceFacial AsymmetryFacial BonesHumansHypertelorismMandibleMaxillaOrbitSkullJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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B H Grayson, F A LaBatto, A B Kolber, J G McCarthy. 1985. Basilar multiplane cephalometric analysis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9416(85)80047-6

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