Open AccessA study to evaluate cephalometric hard tissue profile of Tamil population for orthognathic surgery
Author(s) -
Nachiappan Subramanian,
S. Tharanikumar,
Ajay Chandran,
P. Anusudha,
G. D. Nandini,
A. Balasubramaniam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163600
Subject(s) - tamil , orthognathic surgery , population , medicine , cephalometric analysis , dentistry , orthodontics , hard tissue , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics
The primary aim of this study is to compare, the cephalometric hard tissue profile values and analysis between Tamil and Caucasian population. The study also aims to create a better understanding in the facial proportions of Tamil Nadu population and to have better diagnosis and treatment planning for orthognathic surgery for Tamil population in Tamil Nadu.