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Standards of Facial Esthetics: An Anthropometric Study

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Aim

Anthropometry is an art and science used extensively for measuring the soft tissue proportions. While it is true that error is found in measurements of this kind, a great many trends of growth and development and therapy changes can be recorded with a significant degree of accuracy.

Objective

Facial proportion varies among the different ethnic groups and today, most of the available studies are done on western population. Hence an Anthropometric study was conducted in the local population.

Materials and Methods

The study was carried out with the aim of measuring the facial soft tissue proportion in the local population using anthropometry. Study was done using 100 subjects (50 males and 50 females) with Class I skeletal relationship and pleasing profile. Using standard anthropometric landmarks the various anthropometric measurements and facial proportional indices were determined (both horizontal and vertical) and were compared with that for North American Caucasians.

Results

The statistical analysis revealed significant differences in the facial proportion between the two populations.

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  1. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College & Hospital, Mangalore, 575018, India

    H. Jagadish Chandra

  2. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, 575018, India

    M. S. Ravi, S. M. Sharma & B. Rajendra Prasad

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  1. H. Jagadish Chandra
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Jagadish Chandra, H., Ravi, M.S., Sharma, S.M. et al. Standards of Facial Esthetics: An Anthropometric Study. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 11, 384–389 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-012-0355-9

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