Determination of the facial Soft Tissue indices in Iranian population Using Photography and Anthropometry

Background and aim: This study is aimed at specifying the indices of soft tissues of the face in male subjects ۱۸-۲۵ years old with proportional faces in Yazd, and comparing it to the northern European race using photography and anthropometry.Materials and methods: ۸۰ male individuals in age range of ۱۸-۲۵ were selected from among university students of yazd who had normal occlusion and proportional faces with no background of Truma, mandible-face surgery, rhinoplasty or orthodontic treatment. Standard photography of “natural head position” (NHP) and half face position was shot on subjects. Then the facial anthropometric indices were measured directly using a caliper with long jaws. All the photographs were printed out in color, and facial angles were drawn and measured. Acquired data was analyzed using the statistical software of SPSS II.Results: This study shows that that face form in Iranian race is different from that of northern Europeans. The Ala-Ala, Zy'-Zy', Go'-Go' indices, nasofrontal angle, upper and lower lips’ vermilion, facial index, and mandible-face widthes were significantly different from the study on northern European race carried out by Farkas.Conclusion: Considering less cheek (malar) width and more facial index in our study compared to that of Farkas, Iranian samples were more inclined to the dolichofacial form of the face.

Keywords:

Anthropometry , Soft tissue index