Comparison of Facial Angular Measurements Between Males and Females Presenting at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Abstract
Background and Objective: The effectiveness of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning is dependent
on an accurate assessment of the patient's soft tissue profile. The objective of the study was to compare the
facial angular measurements between males and females.
Methods: The study comprised 100 volunteers (50 males and 50 females) ranging in age from 12 to 16 years.
The respondents were chosen through convenience sampling technique from orthodontics department of
children hospital Lahore. Cephalometric and photographic profile analysis was used, with angular
measurements based on standard cephalometric and photographic records taken in natural head position. The
study included four factors in total.
Results: The mean cephalometric and photographic naso-frontal angle was 121.05 and 121.03 respectively,
0 0 where as cephalometric and phographic measurement in females were 122.24 and 122.84 respectively.
Conclusion: There was no significant difference in angular measurements between two genders.
Keywords: Photographic analysis, Cephalometric analysis, Naso-labial angle, Naso-mental angle, Nasofrontal angle, Naso-facial angle