title: Angular photogrammetric analysis and evaluation of facial esthetics of young Ivorians with normal dental occlusion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the angular photogrammetric characteristics of subjects according to the facial esthetics criteria applicable in Côte d'Ivoire.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a horizontal study, concerning of group of young people from Côte d'Ivoire whose attractiveness and photogrammetric characteristics were assessed. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical software. The limit of statistical significance was P<0.05. Subjects were characterized by PCA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attractive subjects had a large mid-face section with an upturned nose (P<0.01). Attractive women had facial profiles that were more convex than men who were judged handsome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the subjectivity of the notion of beauty, certain angles of the facial profile contribute to the esthetic balance of black Ivorian faces.
authors.affiliation: Département d'orthodontie, UFR d'odonto-stomatologie d'Abidjan, BP V 34, Abidjan 01, Cote d'Ivoire. Electronic address: jbbeugre@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-Bertin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Beugre
authors.affiliation: Institut des sciences anthropologiques du développement (ISAD), université Félix-Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Moussa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diomande
authors.affiliation: Institut des sciences anthropologiques du développement (ISAD), université Félix-Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Assi Raoul
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Assi
authors.affiliation: Institut des sciences anthropologiques du développement (ISAD), université Félix-Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Mariam Kadi
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Koueita
authors.affiliation: Département de pédodontie, faculté de chirurgie dentaire, université de Toulouse III, 3, chemin des Maraîchers, 31400 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vaysse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001504:Beauty; D044383:Black People; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004954:Esthetics; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010780:Photogrammetry; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Angular measurements; Cutaneous soft tissue; Esthetic judgment; Photogrammetrics