title: [Soft tissue thickness of face profile conditioning by dento-skeletal anomalies].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Orthodontic treatment of dento-skeletal anomalies is generally based on the correction of teeth and jaws relationship, while it is expected that soft facial tissue spontaneously adapts to therapeutically achieved relationship and to accompany hard tissue changes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To establish facial soft tissue thickness conditioning by the presence of dento-skeletal anomalies.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was performed at the Dental Clinic of Nis, and involved the analysis of cephalometric rendgenograms in 121 patients, aged 12-18 years, with no previous orthodontical treatment. According to dento-skeletal relationship between teeth and jaws the patients were divided into four groups; class I (control group), class II of division 1, class II of division 2 and class III. The standard analysis of dento-skeletal profile was done according to Steinerand soft tissue profile according to Burstone was done in all.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients of class II/1 had a significantly thinner upper lip (t = 2.650; p < 0.05) and thinner upper lip sulcus (t = 1.999; p < 0.05). The patients of class II/2 had a significantly thicker upper lip (t = 2.912; p < 0.01), while those of class III had a significantly thinner lower lip (t = 3.900; p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The thickness of facial soft tissue considerably influences facial profile appearance in persons with a dento-skeletal anomaly. Not only do soft tissues adapt to the existing jaws relationship, but can also camouflage present anomalies.
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Tanić
authors: Zorica
authors: Z
authors: Blažej
authors: Vladimir
authors: V
authors: Mitić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000473:pathology*; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000473:pathology*