CEPHALOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ACCORDING TO THE SIZE AND INCLINATION OF THE ANTERIOR CRANIAL BASE. 2019.

https://doi.org/10.56274/rcs.2024.3.1.31

Abstract

The Frankfort Plane (PFH) is one of the most used planes in cephalometry, it was adopted with the purpose of orienting the skull in an approximate way to the natural position of the head. The importance of the Frankfurt plane is widely recognized, with multiple applications in the field of Cephalometry. It is one of the horizontal reference planes most used as a parameter from which to evaluate other measurements and contrast them over time. The General Objective of the study is to determine the cephalometric characteristics in patients treated, according to the size and inclination of the anterior cranial base at the “UASB” Clinic. 2019. Methodology. Descriptive, cross-sectional, with a population sample of 150 patients treated in orthodontics. Conclusion. It was determined that values ​​less than 71mm <3mm were reported by 33.3% of patients, compared to 12.7% of patients with values ​​greater than 71mm +3mm. In these measurements, low values ​​of inclination (<7º: 52%) show significant differences in relation to high values ​​(>7º: 38%). The most prevalent age groups are those between 13 to 20 years old with 22.7% of low values ​​(<7º), the same group reports the highest value (>7º) with 16.7%); followed by the age group 21 to 30 years with 20.7% of patients with low values ​​(<7º) and the same age group with 12.7% of patients with high values ​​(>7º). Cephalometric analysis considering the Frankfort plane, with other planes such as Ricketts, have similar behavior if applied appropriately, which allows obtaining a better diagnostic result.