Análisis biométrico de las características faciales de la población colombiana : parte I características cefalométricas

ABSTRACT: Present there are no cephalometric studies statistically valid, that show the applicability of the international cephalometric standards in our population. The purpose of this study was to establish the standards of the prevalent facial morphology in Medellin-Colombia, according to sex and...

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Autores:
Betancur Pérez, John Jairo
Jones Gutiérrez, Mónica
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
1995
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/10769
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/10769
Palabra clave:
Cefalometría
Clases sociales
Condiciones sociales
Diferencias sexuales
Dimorfismo sexual
Estratificación social
Cephalometry
Sex differences
Social classes
Social conditions
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)
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Summary:ABSTRACT: Present there are no cephalometric studies statistically valid, that show the applicability of the international cephalometric standards in our population. The purpose of this study was to establish the standards of the prevalent facial morphology in Medellin-Colombia, according to sex and socioeconomical status, and to determine their difference with the foreign standards. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were taken of 106 adults (53 women/53 men), 18 to 29 years of age, with Colombian parents and grandparents; Class I occlusion without evident crowding; good facial harmony; without medical records of orofacial secuelae; without previous orthodontics or facial orthopedics; without congenital abscence of laterals or loss of two contiguous teeth. Twenty-eight cephalometric measurements were analyzed and neither one of them showed difference according to the socioeconomical status. Sexual dimorphism was statistically significant in nine longitudinal measurements, showing that sexual differences are basically in size and not in position. The international standards can be accepted for sixteen of the measurements and only one measurement, Silla-Nasion for men, was statistically smaller than the international standard. The other eleven variables must be used with caution.