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Patients view themselves from the frontal perspective.
But Sam Weinstein, the eminent orthodontic teacher,
said, “We are essentially a generation of profiles, looking
only at the lateral cephalometric image!” Part 2 of the
landmark article by Grummons and Ricketts again
addresses the long-neglected transverse dimension via
the PA cephalogram. This article is a team effort of the
immortal “Rick”, who departed this world during the writing,
and Duane Grummons, a friend and disciple of Ricketts,
and authority in his own right. For too long, we have
concentrated on the anteroposterior and vertical skeletal
dimension via myriad measurements of lateral cephalometric
tracings. Rapid palatal expansion is a very popular
clinical procedure, too often based on the photographs
and plaster study cast only. This two-part landmark article
will become assigned reading for a generation of orthodontic
residents and perceptive clinicians. Rick could not
ask for a more fitting tribute!
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