Background: Thalassemia is a genetic disorder characterized by the absent or decreased production of α and β-globin chains. Beta-thalassemia patients usually have growth retardation, especially of the condyles and the ramus of the mandible, which can cause malocclusion. Malocclusion in beta-thalassemia patients can be treated with orthodontic treatment by considering cephalometric analysis, w…
Background: Thalassemia is a group of hemolytic diseases from genetic disorders resulting from a decrease in the synthesis of alpha or beta chains of hemoglobin (Hb). A particular craniofacial cephalometric picture is found in the form of mild skeletal class II clinical manifestations. The anterior cranial base becomes a benchmark or reference sector in the measurement of dentofacial structures…