The cornea as a reference point in orthodontic diagnosing, a retrospective study

• Published in: Clinica terapeutica Vol. 173; no. 2; p. 141
• Main Authors: Impellizzeri, A, Horodynski, M, De Stefano, A, Serritella, E, Polimeni, A, Galluccio, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 04.04.2022
• Subjects: Cephalometry - methods; Cornea - diagnostic imaging; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Retrospective Studies; cephalometry; Cornea; orthodontic diagnosing; teleradiograph; reference point; three-dimensional photo; corneal point
• ISSN: 1972-6007
• DOI: 10.7417/CT.2022.2408

The aim of the study is to provide scientific evidence on the possibility of using the Corneal point a skin point for measu-rements that can be made on both standard and three-dimensional photographs. Also, we want to demonstrate the stability of corneal point during the growth, to use it as a reference point. A sample of 105 radiographs was reached. A descriptive and longitudinal statistical analysis was performed. By data analysis we obtained more variability inter-subject of the millimetrically value of the SC plan. For this reason, we consi-dered the relationship between the SN and SC values and not a single value. In the cross-sectional study the T- test analysis did not show a different significant result of variations between SC and SN in both sexes; therefore, we considered these as unique sample. Longitudinal study has a major importance for to esta-blishing the age-related changes. By cross-selection and longitudinal analysis we obtained an overlapping trend of the SN and SC plan. As the SN plan has always been used as a reference plan for cephalometric measurements, although its variations in growth, it can be concluded that the SC plan can be considered equally a reference plan.