title: Age changes of jaws and soft tissue profile.
abstract: Age-related changes of jaws and soft tissue profile are important both for orthodontists and general dentists. Mouth profile is the area which is manipulated during dental treatment. These changes should be planned in accordance with other components of facial profile to achieve ultimate aim of structural balance, functional efficacy, and esthetic harmony. Through this paper, the authors wish to discuss age changes of the hard and soft tissues of human face which would help not only the orthodontists but also oral surgeons, prosthodontists, pedodontists, and general dentists.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Manubhai Patel Dental College & Hospital and Oral Research Institute, Vadodara, Gujarat 390011, India.
authors.forename: Padmaja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manubhai Patel Dental College & Hospital and Oral Research Institute, Vadodara, Gujarat 390011, India.
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Ashima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valiathan
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D012904:Smiling