Anthropometric orofacial measurements of children according to facial type

ABSTRACT

Purpose:  assess anthropometric orofacial measurements of boys and girls according to facial type.

Methods:  participants were 126 children, 64 girls and 62 boys, aged between seven and 11 years. Anthropometric orofacial measurements were compared between the facial types obtained by cephalometric analysis. Initially, a descriptive analysis of facial types was conducted based on sex. Anthropometric measurements in boys and girls were compared separately by analysis of variance, followed by sex-independent analysis. Data were analyzed considering a significance level of 5%.

Results:  a larger number of brachyfacial individuals were found in the sample, followed by mesofacial and dolichofacial subjects. Comparison of facial measurements for the three types showed a significant difference in the lower third of the face among boys, and in face height, lower third and lower lip among girls. When anthropometric measurements were compared independently of sex, a significant difference was observed in the lower third, right and left sides of the face, as well as the upper and lower lips.

Conclusion:  as expected, analyses of all the results, considering sex or not, found lower anthropometric orofacial measurements in brachyfacial individuals, which was most evident in measurements related to the lower vertical plane.

Keywords: Anthropometry; Face; Measurements; Children