[Facial soft tissue three  dimensional morphometry].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article were to assess the reproducibility of the landmark locating, and to obtain some facial soft tissue measurements data of the teenagers.


METHODS
8 males were selected to refix the black markers by the same operator and remeasure 14 items by the system, then compare both results. Three dimensional facial morphametry was investigated in a sample of 20 teenagers at the early stage of the permanent dentition.


RESULTS
No item of the remeasurement test showed statistical difference error. The sexual dimorphism was found in the measurements connecting with lower face height(Sn-Pg).


CONCLUSIONS
It indicated that the landmarks selected in this study had biologic significance and unique definition. The result of teenager facial measurements is in accordance with growth rule.
Department of Dentistry, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200001, China. huzhexiong@citiz.net
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