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ORTHO 5203 - CEPHALOMETRICS

[2 Credits]
The purpose of the course is to have the student acquire a working knowledge of Cephalometric Radiology and the ability to apply the information in diagnosing and treatment planning. Students learn the appropriate radiographic techniques, cranial anatomy, cephalometric landmarks, tracing techniques, select analyses with their interpretation and application, how to evaluate changes due to growth and/or treatment through superimpositions of serial radiograph tracings, to evaluate normal tooth formation and eruption, and various arch length analyses and their applications.