Comparison of Chinese and white Bolton standards at age 13.

Conclusions: A 13-year-old combined male-female Chinese Bolton standard was created that demonstrated visually and with metric comparisons that Chinese and white clinically normal subjects have different craniofacial characteristics. These differences should be taken into consideration when an individualized orthodontic treatment plan is developed.
PMID: 23368780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - January 31, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Zhao XG, Hans MG, Palomo JM, Lin JX Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research