International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 51--56

Comparison of soft tissue chin thickness in adult patients with various mandibular divergence patterns in Kodava population


S Somaiah, MU Khan, S Muddaiah, B Shetty, G Reddy, Roopa Siddegowda 
 Department of Orthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:
M U Khan
Department of Orthodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka
India

Background: Finally, facial contours are determined by the soft tissues, and these can be altered by growth and orthodontic treatment. The position and the relationships among the facial structures can be affected by variation in thickness, length, and tonicity of soft tissues thereby affecting facial esthetics. Such variations between skeletal and soft tissues can cause a disassociation between the position of the underlying bony structures and the facial appearance that may shift treatment into the range of orthognathic and cosmetic surgery. Aims: This study was conducted to enumerate and compare soft tissue chin (STC) thickness in adult patients with various mandibular divergence pattern in Kodava population and to find the difference in STC thickness between men and women. Materials and Methods: A sample including eighty patients were stratified into four groups based on the divergence pattern defined by the mandibular plane (MP) to cranial base angle (MP/sella-nasion [SN]; average = 32° ± 5°). Low (L) = MP/SN ≤27°; medium-low (ML) = 27°<MP/SN ≤32°; medium-high (MH) = 32° <MP/SN <37°; and high (H), MP/SN ≥37°. The STC thickness was measured at three different levels: Pogonion (Pog)-Pog', gnathion (Gn)-Gn', menton (Me)-Me'. For statistical analysis Student's t-test, ANOVA were performed. Results: The STC thickness at Pog-Pog' and Me-Me' was the highest in ML followed by MH, low and was least in high. At Me-Me', the STC thickness was the highest in ML followed by low, MH and was least in high. Conclusions: STC thickness was greater in men than in women in all the groups except high mandibular divergence pattern.


How to cite this article:
Somaiah S, Khan M U, Muddaiah S, Shetty B, Reddy G, Siddegowda R. Comparison of soft tissue chin thickness in adult patients with various mandibular divergence patterns in Kodava population.Int J Orthod Rehabil 2017;8:51-56


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Somaiah S, Khan M U, Muddaiah S, Shetty B, Reddy G, Siddegowda R. Comparison of soft tissue chin thickness in adult patients with various mandibular divergence patterns in Kodava population. Int J Orthod Rehabil [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];8:51-56
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