Balaban, Stuart James2018-10-312018-10-3119701970(OCoLC)16143310b14343320https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31737PLEASE NOTE: This work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community: please log in with a valid BU account to access and click Download. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. Dept. of Orthodontics.Tables, graphs, bibliography included.This cephalometric investigation was designedto explore the basic differences between the extremes of the spectrum of vertical dysplasias; namely the deep overbite and the open bite. The two extremes were compared and contrasted not only with each other, but also with normal occlusions. Four main avenues of approach, all statistical in nature, were selected as follows: [TRUNCATED]en-USThis work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.Maxillofacial developmentMalocclusionThesis/Dissertation99175059080001161