Historical sketch of radiographic cephalometry

Authors

  • Alberto Eduardo Companioni Bachá Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología
  • Mabel Rodríguez Quiñónez Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología
  • Victoria Días de Villegas Rushkova Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología
  • Rigoberto Otaño Lugo Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología

Keywords:

Cephalometry, history of dentistry, teleradiography, diagnosis

Abstract

Cephalometry is an important element to take into account at the time of preparing an orthodontic documentation in order to make a diagnosis and an adequate treatment plan. Thanks to the discovery of X-rays on November 8, 1895 by Wilhhelm Conrad Roentgen, and to the existence of techniques that preceded the X-rays, such as craniometry and anthropology, orthodontists may use this diagnostic tool of great value. In the improvement of the cephalometric technique and its contemporary analyses it has been important the collaboration of various authors, among whom Broadbent, Bolton, Hofrath, Korkhaus, Ubaldo Carrea, De Nevreze, Paul Simon and Dreyfus, Margolis, Weingart, Thurow, Bjork, Freeman-Rasmussen, Reboul, Steiner, Andrews, Ricketts, Holdaway, McNamara and Interlandi, stand out. This paper intends to make an account of the most significant events related to the evolution and development of cephalometry

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Published

2008-04-15

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Companioni Bachá AE, Rodríguez Quiñónez M, Días de Villegas Rushkova V, Otaño Lugo R. Historical sketch of radiographic cephalometry. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2008 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 7];45(2):54-60. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2585

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Vol. 45 No. 2 (2008): APR- JUN

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Review Article

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