Ortho Exam 1 Flashcards
Trace cephs are traced with what?
Not what?
Pencil
permanent marker
2 geometric measurements used in cephalometrics
Linear
Angular
Cephalometrics can be used in prosthetics
True
How often do you need to do cephs to track growth?
every year
To get a better tracing you need part of the soft tissue blocked out so you can see it better
True
Digital films used in cephalometrics?
True
Who first introduced cephalometric analysis that was useful in diagnosis and research in ortho?
What year?
Dr. Downs
1948
Growth occurs in what 2 ways?
Sutural
Appositional
The Steiner analysis is the best cephalometric analysis
False
*all pretty good
What is the most effective way to determine factors of growth?
Serial cephalometric images layered
What films are a good way to detect impacted teeth?
Lateral Head Films
Headfilm tracings can be used by multiple operators
True
Headfilms traced by different operators will be identical in angular and linear measurements
False
What is needed to correctly trace head films?
Tooth template
Cephalometric headfilms can be used in 3D
True
How many colors are used when tracing images so you can track progress/movement in cephalometrics?
3
You have to have the patient bite in _____ occlusion for _____ films
Centric
Head
Lateral head films only measure what 2 things?
Horizontal
Vertical
There is no use for taking frontal head films for cephalometric purposes
What is the standard of care?
True
CBCT/ICAD
Don’t take what films for cephalometric purposes?
Instead use the standard of care…
Frontal head films
CBCT/ICAD
Who first introduced cephalomentrics to orthodontics in 1915?
Loon
The distance from X-ray film head and the film itself is a set distance
True