title: An assessment of skeletal craniofacial asymmetry in South Indian population.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to assess the skeletal craniofacial asymmetry in South Indian population by a posteroanterior cephalometric radiographic method. The skeletal craniofacial structures on one side of the face were compared with that of the other, by drawing various triangles representing different craniofacial regions. The sample consisted of 60 subjects (30 males and 30 females) aged between 18 to 25 years, who were mainly dental college students from South India. Overall 52 X-rays were obtained, with four errors each in the male and the female groups. The results revealed that the total facial structures in the South Indian population were larger on the left side (statistically insignificant). The cranial base area exhibited a greater degree of asymmetry than any other component area of the face, which might be due to the inaccuracy at the condylar point.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India. vktaneja123@gmail.com
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: G Anil
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Saibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farishta
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Minocha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baiju
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gopal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D002680:Chin / Q000473:pathology; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000473:pathology; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult; D015050:Zygoma / Q000473:pathology