Prevalence of facial asymmetry in tirupathi population-a postero anterior cephalometric and photographic study

Authors

  • Divya Kumar Jain Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India
  • Anmol Mathur Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Manish Jain Prof & Head, Department of Public Health dentistry, SMBT Institute of Dental Science & Research, Lgatpuri, Nashik, India
  • Asiya Fatima Lecture, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthpaedics, MMCDSR, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
  • Chaitanya Ram Kandregula Associate professor, Department of Pedodontics, Anil neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Sangivalasa, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam, India
  • Jaina Dubey Consultant Orthodontist, Indore, M.P., India

Keywords:

Composite Photographs, Facial assymetry, Frontal Photographs, Grummon’s Analysis, Photographic Evaluation, Posteroanterior Cephalometry.

Abstract

Aims & Objective: The human face is the most prominent aspect in human social interactions, and therefore it seems reasonable coming for orthodontic treatment is to overcome psycho-social difficulties relating to facial and dental appearance and enhance the quality of life in doing so. Methods: Postero anterior cephalograms and frontal photographs of 100 subjects (50 males and 50 females) were analyzed to evaluate skeletal asymmetry by the analysis suggested by Grummons(1987) and soft tissue facial asymmetry by using composite photographic analysis. The data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS 16.0 programme statistical analysis package software. Independent t-test was used to find the differences between different measurements. Results: All subjects showed mild asymmetry and right-sided laterality. The difference between the right and left sides were statistically insignificant (‘p’ > 0.01). The test revealed that only Co distance was statistically significant (‘p’< 0.01).and all other values are not statistically significant. Conclusion: Composite photographs of hundred subjects revealed that facedness is towards right but this laterality was not statistically significant. Both posteroanterior cephalograms and composite photographs showed right-sided laterality. Gender difference in both skeletal and soft tissue asymmetry is not statistically significant.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Divya Kumar Jain, Anmol Mathur, Manish Jain, Asiya Fatima, Chaitanya Ram Kandregula, & Jaina Dubey. (2021). Prevalence of facial asymmetry in tirupathi population-a postero anterior cephalometric and photographic study. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 4(17), 382–389. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/2848