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SDJ-Saudi Dental Journal [The]. 2008; 20 (3): 121-128
in English
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how to establish the area center [centroid] of both the soft and hard tissues of the outline of the lateral cephalometric skull image, and to introduce the concept of a new nonanatomical centroid line. Lateral cephalometric radiographs, size 12 X 14 inch, of fifty seven adult subjects were selected based on their pleasant, balanced profile, Class I skeletal and dental relationship and no major dental malocclusion or malrelationship. The area centers [centroids] of both soft and hard tissue skull were practically established using a customized software computer program called the "m-file". Connecting the two centers introduced the concept of a new non-anatomical soft and hard centroids line