title: Maxillofacial esthetics: anthropometrics of the maxillofacial region.
abstract: Many artists, orthodontists, and surgeons have proposed guidelines for esthetic facial evaluation, but few have shown a scientific basis for their criteria. Farkas, however, made a substantial contribution to anthropometric facial measurements of adult whites. His raw data were used to develop a comprehensive set of ratios to define the esthetic face. A systematic maxillofacial evaluation derived from Farkas's data is presented, along with a brief description of its clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Parkland Memorial, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Koury
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Epker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010826:Physiognomy; D012016:Reference Values; D044465:White People