Chapter 1 – The History of Cephalometrics

This chapter of the Cephalometrics Course covers the development of the cephalometer and the early pioneers in cephalometric analysis.

Some of the pioneers who are covered in this chapter are:

•         Broadbent

•         Brodie

•         Downs

•         Tweed

•         Riedel

•         Steiner

•         Bjork

•         Ricketts

•         Holdaway

This course was a collaboration between Dr. Robert Little, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Department of Orthodontics, Seattle, Washington and Dr. Rebecca Poling of Anchorage, Alaska, who was the Editor for the collaboration. Dr. Michael Fey, Professor, University of Washington, Department of Orthodontics, provided photography for the chapter on Landmarks and contributed to the chapter on Superimposition.