Open AccessCraniofacial features of patients with sickle cell anemia and sickle cell trait
Author(s) -
Matheus Melo Pithon,
Láiza Michele Vieira Palmeira,
Ana Angélica Leal Barbosa,
Rafael Pereira,
Ana Carolina Dias Viana de Andrade,
Raildo da Silva Coqueiro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/101513-764.1
Subject(s) - medicine , craniofacial , sickle cell anemia , cephalometry , sickle cell trait , skull , dentistry , orthodontics , orthopedic surgery , cephalometric analysis , surgery , disease , psychiatry
To identify the craniofacial characteristics of patients with sickle cell trait (SCT) and sickle cell anemia (SCA) and to compare these measurements with those of nonaffected subjects.
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