RT - Journal
TY - JOUR
A1 - Shinde, S
A1 - Sable, R
A1 - Patil, A
T1 - Craniofacial anthropometric measurements of adult Indians in Angles Class I malocclusion
YR - 2016/10/1
JF - International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation
JO - Int J Orthod Rehabil
SP - 130
OP - 134
VO - 7
IS - 4
UL - https://www.orthodrehab.org/article.asp?issn=2349-5243;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=130;epage=134;aulast=Shinde;t=5
DO - 10.4103/2349-5243.197459
N2 - Context: The study was done on Adult Indians ranging from an age group of 18-25 years inhibiting Angles Class I malocclusion.
Aims: The objective of the study was to establish the craniofacial anthropometric norms for the young adult (18-28 years) Indians.
Subjects and Methods: The study group consisted of 150 healthy volunteers with equal number of male and female subjects who had no history of mixed racial parentage. Twenty-one linear measurements were studied from 28 landmarks over six craniofacial regions by two different operators.
Statistical Analysis Used: Sample t-test was used to study the significance of the difference of each average level of all craniofacial parameters between male and female groups. Chi-square test was used to study the statistical significance of difference of the craniofacial indices between males and females.
Results: The minimum measurements were contributed by female subjects in most of the craniofacial parameters, except for the eye fissure height (ps-pi) and nose prominence (sn-prn). There is a gender difference in all the measurements except the eye fissure width and nose prominence (independent t-test; P < 0.05). The Indians exhibit some North American White Caucasians (NAWC) features in all regions.
Conclusions: This study establishes the craniofacial anthropometric norms of the Indians over 21 parameters. Males, in general, have a significantly higher measurement than females in most of the craniofacial parameters. The Indians do exhibit some NAWC like features.
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