Subjects: 150 health Indian adults, from 25 to 54 years of age
Analysis: cephalometric measurements from lateral cephalogram
Parameters:
(1) gender of the patient
(2) maximal length of the skull in mm, measured along the G-Op line (Glabella to Opisthocranion)
The measurement in the cephalogram must be corrected for any magnification, which was 12.5% in the current study (actual value = 0.875 * length in the cephalogram).
height of male in meters =
= 9.323724 * (maximal length of the skull in mm) /1000
height of female in meters =
= (9.19782 * (maximal length of the skull in mm) / 1000
where:
• Glabella is the most anterior point in the midsagittal plane between the superciliary arches.
• Opisthocranion is the most prominent point of the occipital bone in the midline.
