Cephalogram

A cephalogram is an X-ray of the craniofacial area.¹ A cephalometric analysis could be used as means for measuring growth in children.

The lateral cephalogram is a profile x-ray of the skull and soft tissues and is used to assess the relation of the teeth in the jaws, the relation of the jaws to the skull and the relation of the soft tissues to the teeth and jaws. In children, growth predictions can be made and we can also determine the changes that have occurred with treatment. In adults, treatment can be predicted with varying degrees of accuracy and results quantified.

References

Swennen, G.R.J.; Schutyser, F.A.C.; Hausamen, J.E. (2005). Three-Dimensional Cephalometry: A Color Atlas and Manual. Springer. p. 10. ISBN 978-3-540-25440-9.

Further reading

Marcus, C.; Carroll, J.M.; Donnelly, D.; Loughlin, G.M. (2008). Sleep and Breathing in Children: Developmental Changes in Breathing During Sleep, Second Edition. Lung Biology in Health and Disease. CRC Press. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-1-4200-6083-6. (subscription required)
Orthodontics. Elsevier India Pvt. Limited. 2008. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-81-312-1054-3. (subscription required)

[1] Swennen, G.R.J.; Schutyser, F.A.C.; Hausamen, J.E. (2005). Three-Dimensional Cephalometry: A Color Atlas and Manual. Springer. p. 10. ISBN 978-3-540-25440-9.

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