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16097236

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the subjective evaluation of facial asymmetry and seven cephalometric indices. Ten orthodontists subjectively evaluated the frontal photographs of 100 subjects and categorized them into three categories, ie, category I--symmetrical view; category II--a little asymmetry not requiring treatment; and category III--marked asymmetry requiring treatment. Seven indices that were used to evaluate facial asymmetry were determined using frontal cephalographs of these patients. Interobserver agreement was assessed using Cohen's kappa statistic. Agreement among the observers for category III was higher than for categories I and II. To define the characteristics of each category, the cephalometric indices, which at least eight observers agreed on, were compared between the categories. No differences were found in any of the indices between categories I and II. Five indices showed differences between category III and the other categories. Among them, the distance of Me from the vertical reference line was the most relevant index for the subjective evaluation of facial asymmetry. When a discrepancy is found between skeletal measurements and a subjective evaluation, the influence of soft tissue structures should be considered in facial asymmetry.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0003-3219
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
651-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Can cephalometric indices and subjective evaluation be consistent for facial asymmetry?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthodontics, Aichi-Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Validation Studies