Assessment of Skeletal Class I Subjects of Uttarakhand using Beta Angle

Authors

  • Dhananjay Rathod Nims Dental College
  • GP Rathod Nobel Dental College
  • Pankaj Rathod PDM Dental College
  • Gazal Bisht Seema Dental College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v7i1.18900

Keywords:

Beta Angle, Class I malocclusion, Uttarakhand population

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate and establish the norms for Class I subjects of Uttarakhand population using the beta angle.

Materials & Method: The sample included pre-treatment lateral cephalograms of 100 subjects aged 18-30 years belonging to Uttarakhand ethnicity and possessing skeletal Class I malocclusion with pleasing profile. Beta angle measurement was performed and compared with Caucasian standards.

Result: No statistically significant difference was found in the beta angle values of Uttarakhand and Caucasian populations. Beta angle norms for Caucasian population can be applied for the Uttarakhand population.

Conclusion: Beta angle is relatively a stable parameter in population with different ethnicities. 

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Author Biographies

Dhananjay Rathod, Nims Dental College

Department of Orthodontics, Assistant Professor

GP Rathod, Nobel Dental College

Department of Oral Pathology, Professor

Pankaj Rathod, PDM Dental College

Department of Orthodontics, Assistatn Professor

Gazal Bisht, Seema Dental College

Department of Orthodontic, Resident

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Rathod, D., Rathod, G., Rathod, P., & Bisht, G. (2017). Assessment of Skeletal Class I Subjects of Uttarakhand using Beta Angle. Orthodontic Journal of Nepal, 7(1), 37–38. https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v7i1.18900

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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