Application Title	Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Craniofacial Pattern in Class III Malocclusion. Dental images from five countries.
Category	Craniofacial Biology & Medical Engineering
Contact name and email address	Dr. Hong-Po Chang (hopoch@cc.kmu.edu.tw)
Collaborators	(1) Professor Tatsuo Kawamoto, Osaka Dental University Department of Orthodontics Osaka, Japan (2) Professor Chih-Han Chang, National Cheng Kung University Institute of Biomedical Engineering Tainan, Taiwan
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The aim of this series of investigation, therefore, is to examine the craniofacial characteristics of Taiwanese samples with Class III malocclusion and normal control groups on the basis of geometric morphometric analyses. It is also to compare those of the yellow Mongolian population of the Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean with the white Caucasian groups of the United States and United Kingdom. Developmental features of the cranial base are not fully understood, and its morphological contribution to Class III malocclusion remains unclear. This study may confirm the cranial base as a major etiological factor in Class III dentofacial organization and why a greater Class III tendency among the Mongolians.
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