Craniofacial measurements for the determination of occlusal vertical dimension and gender dimorphism in a section of Pakistani population

The objective of this study was to check the authenticity of various facial measurement theories, their implementation among Pakistani population and comparison of these measurements in male and female. Prospective Comparative The study was conducted in Department of Prosthodontics, College of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Lahore, Pakistan from March 2014 to September 2014. Thirteen different measurements were taken on fully dentate subjects. All measurements were taken on fully dentate subjects in centric occlusion. The craniofacial distances were measured using Boley's guage of [Tricle] brand while the distance from chelion to chelion along the curvature of the lips was measured using a flexible scale. Results were statistically analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Ten measurements showed significant gender dimorphism [p <0.05]. However, there were three measurements, hair line to right eyebrow line, center of pupil of right eye to center of pupil of left eye and outer canthus of right eye to inner canthus of right eye multiplied by two, which revealed close approximation in male and female [p > 0.05]. There is no significant gender difference in these three measurements for the determination of OVD among Pakistani subjects

Determination of occlusal vertical dimension by correlating hand, thumb and index finger length with craniofacial measurements

The objective of this study was to compare the craniofacial measurements with body measurements and their implementation among the Pakistani population. Prospective / comparative study. This study was conducted at University College of Dentistry, The University of Lahore from January 2014 to March 2014. Measurements were taken on 300 fully dentate patients with their teeth in centric occlusion. Results were statistically analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Height of the face to height of the hand, Length of the nose to length of the thumb and Distance from tip of index finger to tip of the thumb and chin-nose distance were measured. All these measurements showed a statistically significant p-value thus indicating no correlation with each other. These measurements had no close approximation to each other and with original occlusal vertical dimensions [OVD] among Pakistani population as compared to others races