A cephalometric study of patients with cystic fibrosis

Children with cystic fibrosis have skeletal maturation and epiphyseal anomalies similar to those in children with nutritional problems. However, these patients have been found to have normal somatic development if treatment is begun early. In a group of children with cystic fibrosis undergoing medic...

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Published in:The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) Vol. 96; no. 1; p. 83
Main Authors: Reitman, A A, Faber, R D
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 01.01.1978
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cephalometry
Child
Child, Preschool
Cystic Fibrosis
Female
Humans
Male
Maxillofacial Development
Skull - growth & development
ISSN:0002-8177
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Summary:Children with cystic fibrosis have skeletal maturation and epiphyseal anomalies similar to those in children with nutritional problems. However, these patients have been found to have normal somatic development if treatment is begun early. In a group of children with cystic fibrosis undergoing medical treatment, cephalometric measurements compared favorably with those established by normal standards.
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ISSN:0002-8177
DOI:10.14219/jada.archive.1978.0001