Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 2

Address for correspondence :
Dr. V. Madhusudhan. V
V.Madhusudhan@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Lateral cephalometry is an essential diagnostic tool that orthodontists use to plan treatments, determine the results of a treatment, or predict growth. The present study was conducted to assess role of apps in orthodontic cephalometrics. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 30 orthodontics patients. All of the radiographs were taken using Kodak digital cephalometric machine. Digital radiographs were imported to the SmartCeph Pro app on an iPad Pro and traced with Apple Pencil. Results: Age group 11-13 years had 8 males and 9 females and age group 13-15 years had 7 males and 6 females. Manual measurement SNA angle was 88.1, SNB was 86.9, ANB was 8.3, Max Mand Plane was 36.5, Ant Cranial Base was 68.1, Wits was 6.7, FMA 34.3, saddle was 130.6, Articular was 156.2, gonial was 140.2 and Sum of Angles was 392.1. On automatic software SNA angle was 88.2, SNB was 87.2, ANB was 8.2, Max Mand Plane was 36.4, Ant Cranial Base was 68.2, Wits was 6.5, FMA 34.3, saddle was 130.6, Articular was 156.1, gonial was 140.7 and Sum of Angles was 392.4. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that cephalometric analysis with digital apps was found to be equally effective as manual tracing.

Keywords: Cephalometric analysis, Digital apps Orthodontics.