The General Symptoms of Mandibular Prognathism Patients

3rd Report: Relation between the spine condition and the facial patterns

Abstract

The relation between Ricketts' facial patterns and the spine condition in preoperative mandibular prognathism patients was examined in this report.
1. Anomaly of the rib hump angles was found most often in the Brachyofacial pattern.
2. Anomaly of the rib hump depressions was often found in the Brachyofacial pattern.
3. There was no difference of the rib hump form among the three groups. But with the Brachyofacial pattern there were many Group 3 rib hump forms.
4. Anomaly of the spine curvature in the lateral view was found most often in the Brachyofacial pattern and to a less extent in the Dolicofacial pattern.
It is concluded that anomaly of the spine was found to a high degree in the Brachyofacial pattern in preoperative mandibular prognathism patients.