Journal Name:
Angle Orthodontist
Volume:
77
Issue:
5
Pages From:
817
To:
820
Date:
Monday, January 1, 2007
Keywords:
KEY WORDS: Bimaxillary protrusion; Cephalometric norms
Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the prevalence of bimaxillary protrusion among Palestinians.
Materials and Methods: Cephalometric radiographs for 79 normal occlusion adult Palestinian
university students were traced.
Results: The interincisal angle was decreased in the Palestinian women compared to the Caucasian
means, but this had no impact on lip protrusion.
Conclusion: Relative to Caucasian cephalometric norms, Palestinians show no extraoral bimaxillary
protrusion features, and therefore, these norms can be applied to Palestinian faces.