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Study of prosopic (Facial) index of Indian and Malaysian students / Estudio del índice prosopo (Facial) de estudiantes de la India y Malasia
Shetti, Vaishali R; Pai, Shakunthala R; Sneha, G. K; Gupta, Chandni; Chethan, P.
  • Shetti, Vaishali R; Manipal University. Kasturba Medical College Manipal. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
  • Pai, Shakunthala R; Manipal University. Kasturba Medical College Manipal. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
  • Sneha, G. K; Manipal University. Kasturba Medical College Manipal. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
  • Gupta, Chandni; Manipal University. Kasturba Medical College Manipal. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
  • Chethan, P; Manipal University. Kasturba Medical College Manipal. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
Int. j. morphol ; 29(3): 1018-1021, Sept. 2011. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-608699
ABSTRACT
For several generations physical anthropologists measured skulls in the belief that thereby they were likely to obtain results, this would enable them to trace the relationships between the races of mankind. It was believed that the form of the skull in particular remained constant in each race, and that different races typically showed different facial indices. Form of the head and face is now known to be subject to change through environmental influences. Measurement is necessary in order to obtain this kind of knowledge, and in order to be able to give as accurate a description of an individual or group of individuals as possible. The present study aimed at measuring facial index of both sex in Malaysian and Indian students. 300 students of both nations were measured for face length and face width and facial index was calculated. Malaysian males had a mean facial index of 85.72 and females had marginally higher value 87.71. Both belonged to Mesoprosopic face type and were statistically significant. Indian males had a mean facial index of 87.19 where as 86.75 in females. Both belonged to Mesoprosopic face type, and comparison of facial index was statistically not significant. Comparison between Indian and Malaysian subjects indicates that Indians (both sexes together) had a higher (87.04) mean facial index than Malaysians (86.76). However, this difference was statistically not significant.
RESUMEN
Por muchas generaciones los antropólogos físicos han medido cráneos con la finalidad de obtener resultados permitiéndoles trazar relaciones entre diferentes razas de la humanidad. Se creía que la forma del cráneo se mantenía constante en cada raza, y que las diferentes razas mostraban diferentes índices faciales. En la actualidad se sabe que la forma de la cabeza y la cara están sujetas a cambios debido a las influencias ambientales. Las mediciones son necesarias para obtener este tipo de conocimiento, con el fin de poder dar la descripción más exacta de un individuo o grupo de personas. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo medir el índice facial en estudiantes de ambos sexos de Malasia e India. 300 estudiantes de ambas naciones fueron medidos para determinar la longitud de la cara, el ancho de la cara y determinar el índice facial. Los hombres de Malasia tuvieron un promedio de índice facial de 85,72 y las mujeres tuvieron un valor ligeramente superior (87,71). Ambos pertenecieron al tipo de cara mesoprosópicas y las diferencias fueron estadísticamente significativas. Los hombres indios tuvieron un índice facial medio de 87,19, y las mujeres 86,75. Ambos pertenecieron al tipo de cara mesoprosópicas y la comparación del índice de la cara no fue estadísticamente significativa. La comparación entre sujetos de la India y Malasia indicó que los indios (de ambos sexos en conjunto) tuvieron mayor índice facial (87,04) que los malasios (86,76). Sin embargo, esta diferencia no fue estadísticamente significativa.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Face / Maxillofacial Development Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Manipal University/IN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Face / Maxillofacial Development Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Manipal University/IN