Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
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Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 1981

Perspectives in the Clinical Application of Cephalometrics
The first fifty years

Page Range: 115 – 150
DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(1981)051<0115:PITCAO>2.0.CO;2
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Abstract

The story of cephalometrics is reviewed from the viewpoint of a clinician seeking the maximum in useful information. The various approaches are traced from early efforts to current frontiers and future prospects. Current applications are presented with full documentation for clinical use.

Read before the 1980 meetings of the Northern and Southern California Components of the Edward H. Angle Society.

Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

Contributor Notes

Dr. Ricketts is Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Southern California and Loma Linda University. He is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of Indiana University, holds an M.S. degree in Orthodontics and Radiology from the University of Illinois, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics

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