Ricketts' cephalogram norms observed in children from Matanzas

Authors

  • Heberto Conde Suárez Policlínico Universitario «Héroes del Moncada», Cárdenas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas
  • Federico Valentín González Policlínico Universitario «Héroes del Moncada», Cárdenas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas
  • Juana María Sánchez Gay Policlínico Universitario «Héroes del Moncada», Cárdenas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas

Abstract

Introduction: the study of the growth and development processes allows identifying and making diagnosis of anomalies to determine as early as possible the most adequate treatment, with the criteria of preventing malocclusions with skeletal characteristics from turning into more serious problems of difficult solution and prognosis in the future.
Objective: to determine the mean values of Rickett's cephalogram in nine years-old children.
Method: a development research was conducted in children from Matanzas and Cardenas. The universe of study was 1128 children and the final sample of 103 children with normal occlusion was selected by the stratified cluster sampling; they were analyzed using Ricketts' cephalogram. Mean t Test was used to determine values of the study variables, which showed statistically significant differences in comparison with Ricketts's variables.
Results: it was proved that just four variables showed means equal to the Ricketts's norms.
Conclusions: Four variables showed values similar to those of Ricketts's variables. The other nine were significantly different from those of Rickett's cephalogram.

Keywords: cephalometry, Ricketts' cephalogram, normal dental occlusion, mixed dentition.

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Author Biography

Federico Valentín González, Policlínico Universitario «Héroes del Moncada», Cárdenas. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas. Matanzas

Especialista de 2do. Grado en Cirugía Maxilofacial. Profesor Auxiliar Consultante Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas.

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Published

2014-02-11

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Conde Suárez H, Valentín González F, Sánchez Gay JM. Ricketts’ cephalogram norms observed in children from Matanzas. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2014 Feb. 11 [cited 2025 Jul. 7];50(4):27-32. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/149

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 4 (2013): OCT- DEC

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Research Article

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