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Morphometric methods to evaluate craniofacial growth: study in rabbits.

de Abreu AT, Veeck EB, da Costa NP

Department of Dentistry, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of direct and indirect measurement methods, with a view to standardizing morphometry instruments. METHODS: Dry skulls of 30 New Zealand rabbits were used. Measurements were made with a transparent flexible plastic ruler, an EKG calliper and a digital calliper, as well as with computerized tomography and lateral radiographs for direct and indirect analysis of distances and angles. RESULTS: The different instruments studied showed only partial agreement. CONCLUSIONS: A standardized and reliable direct or indirect morphometry method for the craniofacial skeleton of rabbits still has not been determined.

Published 21 March 2006 in Dentomaxillofac Radiol, 35(2): 83-7.
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