Korean J Orthod.  1988 Mar;18(1):253-264.

A roentgenocephalometric study on the relationship between head posture and craniofacial morphology

• Han SH
• Nahm DS

Abstract

This study was designed to compare the normal head posture group with the extended head posture group in order to investigate the relationship between head posture and craniofacial morphology. The subjects were devided into two groups; one included 80 children with normal head posture and occlusion, and the other 60 malocclusion patients with extended head posture. Their lateral cephalograms were traced and analysed based on 38 selected items. The following conclusion were reached. 1. The craniocervical angulations in normal group; OPT to SN, CVT to SN, OPT to FH and CVT to FH angles were 101.7degrees, 104.8degrees, 97.7degrees and 100.7degrees, respectively. 2. Compared with normal group, experimental group showed increase in mandibular plane angle, decrease in facial plane angle, airway space and posterior facial height but, there were insignificant differences in anterior facial height and tongue level between two groups. 3. Of the craniocervical angulations, OPT to FH angle was most highly correlated to the variables of the craniofacial morphology. 4. The effect of craniocervical angulation on craniofacial morphology in experimental group was different from that in comparison of normal group and experimental group.

MeSH Terms

Child
Head*
Humans
Malocclusion
Posture*
Tongue