Abstract
Objective: To assess correlation between the vertical facial height measurements on the lateral cephalograms and photographs in
orthodontic treatment.
Study Design: Descriptive analytic study
Place and Duration: At Orthodontics Department of Margalla College of Dentistry, Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi
from 1st December, 2017 to 31st May, 2018.
Methodology: Adult patients more than 18 years of age needing orthodontic treatment, were included. Lateral cephalograms were
traced for all patients and ratio of Upper Anterior Facial Height to Lower Anterior Facial Height and that of Lower Anterior Facial
Height to Total Anterior Facial Height was measured for all the patients. Profile photographs of all the patients were also taken on
which the same ratios were measured. Correlation between the ratios measured on lateral cephalogram and profile photographs was
determined.
Results: A total of 192 patients from both genders were selected. Pearson correlation test was used to determine the correlation. For
Upper Anterior Facial Height to Lower Anterior Facial Height ratio on lateral cephalograms and photographs, r=0.498, p=0.000 with
r
2=0.24 showing a moderate correlation. For Lower Anterior Facial Height to Total Anterior Facial Height ratio on lateral
cephalograms and photographs, r=0.389, p=0.000 with r2=0.152, also showing a moderate correlation.
Conclusion: Photographs cannot be solely relied on for the diagnosis of vertical facial proportions because facial soft tissues may
develop in proportion or disproportion to the underlying skeletal structures. Photographs should be considered as a supplement to
and not the substitution for lateral cephalograms
ShizaTassadaq Syed, Rozina Nazir, Amjad Mahmood. (2020) Is Lateral Cephalogram is superior to Photograph in assessment of vertical facial height measurements in Orthodontic treatment? A descriptive analytic study., Isra Medical Journal, Volume 12, Issue 2.
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