Vertical facial height and proportions of face in Hausa - Fulani children in Northern Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J
; 11(1): 32-6, 2004 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the vertical facial height and proportions of face in Hausa-Fulani children. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
100 subjects aged 11-13 years of Hausa-Fulani ancestry and with no previous orthodontic treatment were selected for the study. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were traced and measurements made to produce values for-Upper Anterior Facial Height (UAFH), Lower Anterior Facial Height (LAFH), Lower Posterior Facial Height (LPFH), and Total Posterior Facial Height (TPFH). From these measurements the various ratios were then derived.RESULTS:
The range of normal values in both sexes for UAFH =53.1-57.8mm with a mean value of 55.8+/- 3.9mm LAFH =67.6- 73.8mm with a mean value of 70.7 4.9mm;LPFH =42.0-47.7mm with a mean of 44.7+/-4.6mm; TPFH=73.0- 80.7mm with a mean value of 44.7+/-4.6mm; TPFH= 73.0-80.7mm with a mean value of 76.7+/-6.0 mm. UAFH/TAFH was 44.2% for males and 44. 1% for females. LPFH/TPFH was constant (58.4%) for both sexes. TPFH/TAFH was 61.5% for males and 63.0% for females.CONCLUSIONS:
Vertical facial height and proportions of face among Hausa-Fulani children differ from those of other ethnic groups and should be used in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning in Hausa-Fulani children.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Etnicidade
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Face
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Niger Postgrad Med J
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article