Angular Photogrammetric Analysis of Nasiolabial and Mentolabial Angle in Pakistani Adults
Muhammad Ilyas, Asmi Shaheen, Tayyeba Zubair
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ABSTRACT
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the range of nasiolabial and
mentolabial angles in normal Pakistani adult and to establish any sexual
dimorphism if present.
Method: Five hundred objects
500 were selected from the indoor of the de’Mont morency College of dentistry,
Lahore. Written consent was obtained from all the participants and were
guaranteed that secrecy of all the data was kept up. They were selected using
following criteria 1)subjects aged between 18-30 years both males and females
2)skeletal class 1,2 and 3 using ANB of Stenier’s analysis with no or minor
crowding, good facial asymmetry and full dentition irrespective of third molar.
Gender wise difference was found using independent sample t test.
Results: The results of
Independent sample t test revealed that there was a significant gender wise
difference with regards to nasiolabial (t= 3.827, P<.001) and mentolabial
angle (t= -2.733, P<.007).
Conclusion: The results showed
wider nasiolabial angle in males while no significant difference in terms of
skeletal classes. However, mentolabial angle was less in males than females and
highest in class 3 than class 1 which was greater than class 2.The impact of
sex was significant in both angles
Keywords: Nasiolabial angel,
Mentolabial angle, Sexual Dimorphism, Angular
photogrammetric analysis