Soft tissue thickness in young north eastern Brazilian individuals with different skeletal classes.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the variation in facial soft tissue thickness in young north eastern Brazilian individuals according to gender and skeletal class. Measurements were obtained from digitized teleradiographs of 300 children, aged from 8 to 12 years, using the Sidexis Xg program. Data of mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum soft tissue thickness values of the faces of Angle's Class I, II and III individuals, were evaluated. The results demonstrated that there was no difference in soft tissue thickness among the skeletal classes for most of anthropological points. For the Class I, statistical differences were found (P < 0.05) between the genders in the rhinion point, subnasal and upper lip. It was concluded that there was no difference in soft tissue thickness among the skeletal classes, except between Class II and III for the points: Stomion, Bottom lip and Pogonion, allowing definition of parameters of this population for the purpose of facial reconstruction.
Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil. Electronic address: matheuspiton@gmail.com.
Matheus Melo
MM
Pithon
Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil.
Débora Laís
DL
Rodrigues Ribeiro
Federal University of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
Rogério
R
Lacerda dos Santos
Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil.
Cláudio
C
Leite de Santana
Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil; Coordination of Forensic Dentistry, Department of Technical Police of Bahia, SSPBA, Bahia, Brazil.
João Pedro
JP
Pedrosa Cruz
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Cephalometry; Facial reconstruction; Facial soft tissue thickness; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Human identification