[Cephalometric evaluation of patients with β-thalassemia major living in Azerbaijan].

The aim of the study was to evaluate cephalometric rates in transfusion dependent patients with β-thalassemia major living in Azerbaijan. The study group included 21 adolescents (mean age 12.7±0.6 years) with β-thalassemia major while 23 patients (mean age 13.3±0.5 years) with no congenital pathology served as controls. The study results showed that adolescent with β-thalassemia major have class II malocclusion (<SNA=79.0±0.9°, <SNB=72.4±0.8°, <ANB=6.6±0.7°). Increased vertical cephalometric rates (Bjork angle <NSL-ML, <ML-NL, <NGoMe) revealed vertical type of facial growth.