Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (대한구강악안면외과학회)
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MAXILLOFACIAL ESTHETICS BY THREE DIMENSIONAL FACIAL MORPHOMETRICS

삼차원적 안모형태의 미적분석

  • Lee, Sang-Han (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kwon, Tae-Geon (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dept. of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Baek, Sang-Heum (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
  • 이상한 (경북대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 권대근 (계명대학교 의과대학 치과 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 백상흠 (경북대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Published : 2000.12.31
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Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the average anthropometric value of normal Korean men and women and to compare the preceding literatures. Additionally, average Korean profilogram was made to serve as a template for diagnosis of facial form. Eighty five Korean subjects(41 men, 44 women) aged between 21 to 26 were selected by members of the author's department on the basis of intact dentition and Class I occlusion without facial asymmetry. Frontal and lateral photographs were taken under standardized condition with digital camera. The image was magnified and adjusted according to the FH plane of cephalometric radiographs and digitized using personal computer. To compare the Western beauty, 25 esthetically pleasing female was selected to measure various angle and distance of the face. 1. It was possible to calculate the mean coordinate value of Korean normal samples which enables the direct visualization and comparison with the use of template. The method in this study was easy to applicate under the Microsoft $Windows^{(R)}$ bases. 2. Maxillary vertical hypoplasia, upper and lower lip protrusion was characteristics of Korean norms and relatively narrow alar base distance, less conspicuous nasal projection was observed. As the vermilion exposure and upper lip length was more than western norm, chin looks shorter than western. To compare the Korean and Western esthetically pleasing profile, facial convexity and nose was less conspicuous in Korean women.

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