Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Facial Index in Western Maharashtra Students

Dr. Megha A Doshi, Dr. Surekha D Jadhav

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Background: Growth and development of facial and skull bones can be studied by anthropometry. Personal identification is one of the important fields in forensic medicine, where facial measurements play a valuable role, especially in different techniques of facial reconstruction where these measurements may help forensic artist to make out final face irrespective of the method used. They are important for determining various face shape. Objective: Objective of this study is to measure facial index and classification of face into different types according to facial index. Materials and Methods: In the present study, 308 students (Male: 111 and Female: 197) students of our university were studied. We measured facial length, facial eadth and calculated facial index. Results: We observed the very long face is the dominant form in both and the least common was very oad face in these students. The mean facial index that was 95.56 ± 9.534 in males and in females it was 99.88 ± 12.187. The minimum facial index was 73 and maximum was 127.27 in males. In females, the minimum facial index was 81.818 and maximum was 150. Conclusion: This data will be helpful for dentists, orthodontists and maxillofacial surgeon’s anthropologist, forensic medicine and genetics experts. Also, it will serve as basis of comparison for future studies on Western Maharashtra population.

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FACIAL INDEX IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA STUDENTS, Dr. Megha A Doshi, Dr. Surekha D Jadhav GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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