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ceph·a·lom·e·try

 (sĕf′ə-lŏm′ĭ-trē)
n.
The scientific measurement of the bones of the cranium and the face, used especially in the assessment of facial growth.
ceph′a·lo·met′ric (-lō-mĕt′rĭk) adj.
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cephalometry

(ˌsɛfəˈlɒmɪtrɪ)
n
1. (Medicine) measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
2. (Medicine) measurement of the dimensions of the fetal head by radiography or ultrasound
cephalometric adj
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cephalometry

the science of measuring the dimensions of the human head. — cephalometer, n. — cephalometric, cephalometrical, adj.
See also: Head
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Noun1.cephalometry - measurement of human heads
measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
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In literature, to evaluate the morphological structure changes of the mandible, panoramic radiography (Kjellberg et al., 1994; Dutra et al., 2004; Jung, 2005) and lateral cephalometry (Ceylan et al., 1998; Ohm & Silness, 1999; Ogawa et al., 2012) were used.
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Cephalometry is a simple procedure with less error and is very practical.
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