title: The measurement of anterior and posterior facial heights in a Nigerian population.
abstract: A biological norm for the facial heights of Nigerians has been established by cephalometric measurements. Except for lower posterior facial height (LPFH), the other measurements namely upper anterior facial height (UAFH), lower anterior facial height (LAFH) and upper posterior facial height (UPFH), are not age dependent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isiekwe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009549:Nigeria; D012016:Reference Values; D014716:Vertical Dimension