SEVEN-STEP CEPHALOMETRIC TREATMENT PLANNING Profile treatment planning involves antero. posterior and vertical correction of dental anq/ or skeletal abnormalities to provide FAB correc. tion. A seven-step cephalometric treatment plan (CTP) is used to correct the face, airway and bite. This process leads the practitioner logically and consistently to excellent results. CTP, by defini- tion, ignores midlines, canting, and yaw. Nor are arch form, arch shape, and two-plane occlusion discrepancies addressed. These issues are iden- tified during the clinical examination and are cor- rected with orthodontic mechanics or ,in the case of surgery, with model surgery, the results of which are transferred to the patient with the inter- mediate splint. Anteroposterior and vertical infor- mation from the CTP are used to address those aspects of model surgery. CTP in conjunction with the clinical exam (yaw, midlines, cants) positions the articulator model surgery in three dimensions of space and normalizes dentoskeletal parts. In this portion of the chapter we will address the seven steps of the CTP. The seven steps and the normal values for males and females are described fully by Arnett and Bergman in an ear