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

Head Posture and Dentofacial Proportions

Page Range: 208 – 213
DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(1981)051<0208:HPADP>2.0.CO;2
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Abstract

Head posture is measured by the angle between a constructed horizontal line and a true vertical. This is evaluated in relation to parameters of facial form. Posture and facial form are found to be significantly correlated, with mandibular prominence showing the strongest correlation.

Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

Contributor Notes

Dr. Marcotte is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, and in the private practice of orthodontics in Bristol, Connecticut. He is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of Indiana University and holds an M.S. degree in orthodontics from the same institution

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