Facial Anthropometric Norms of the Young Iranian Population

Introduction Facial anthropometric measurement is considered an essential concern of surgeons, orthodontists, artists and forensic scientists. The aim of this study is to investigate facial anthropometric norms of the young Iranian population. Methods The study participants consisted of 200 healthy...

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Published in:Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery 2018-06, Vol.17 (2), p.150-157
Main Authors: Bayat, Mohammad, Shariati, Mahsa, Rajaeirad, Fatemeh, Yekaninejad, Mir Saeed, Momen-heravi, Fatemeh, Davoudmanesh, Zeinab
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dentistry
Ethnicity
Females
Males
Medical diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Norms
Nose
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
Research Paper
Surgeons
Surgery
Trauma
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Summary:Introduction Facial anthropometric measurement is considered an essential concern of surgeons, orthodontists, artists and forensic scientists. The aim of this study is to investigate facial anthropometric norms of the young Iranian population. Methods The study participants consisted of 200 healthy Iranian students (100 males, 100 females) aged 18–25 years old. Twenty-three liner and four angular measurements were investigated twice by a dentist. Independent-samples t test was used to compare indices between males and females and also between countries. A p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results It was found that the mean measurements of c’–sn’ of both sides, nasolabial angle, trichion–gnathion, tragion–tragion and gnathion–gnathion were statistically greater in Iranian males than in females ( p  
ISSN:0972-8279
0974-942X
DOI:10.1007/s12663-016-0897-3