Cephalometric Study of the Dentofacial Complex of Bangladeshis according to Downs Analysis
Abstract:
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to formulate cephalometric norms of the Bangladeshi population using Downs Analysis; and to evaluate whether significant cephalometric differences exist between Bangladeshi and Caucasian people.
Methods: The study was conducted for 91 Bangladeshi young adults (48 males and 43 females), aged 19–27 years, with esthetically pleasing and harmonious faces, Angle I molar relationship, with all permanent teeth present and no history of orthodontic treatment orofacial trauma. Lateral cephalograms taken of these subjects were used for a series of morphometric analysis.