Facial soft tissue thickness in South Indian adults with varied occlusions - A cone beam computed tomography study

Background: Facial soft tissue (FST) thickness is crucial to reconstruct a recognizable face from an unknown skull. Straight, convex, and concave profiles of the human face in class I, class II, and class III occlusal patterns, respectively, suggest the possibility of skeletal class to have a signif...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology 2019-07, Vol.31 (3), p.194-202
Main Authors: Meundi, Manasa, David, Chaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age groups
CAT scans
Computed tomography
Diagnostic imaging
Face
Gender
Health aspects
Medical research
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Orthodontics
Sexual dimorphism
Skull
Software
Studies
Tomography
Values
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Summary:Background: Facial soft tissue (FST) thickness is crucial to reconstruct a recognizable face from an unknown skull. Straight, convex, and concave profiles of the human face in class I, class II, and class III occlusal patterns, respectively, suggest the possibility of skeletal class to have a significant influence on FST thickness of an individual. The aim of this study was to collect and compare FST thickness in South Indian adults based on gender and varied occlusions. Materials and Methods: Cone beam computed tomography scans of 90 South Indian subjects (45 of each gender) age 18-35 years were categorized according to their dentoskeletal relationships as class I (ANB = 2-40), class II (ANB >40), and class III (ANB
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_83_19