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

ABSTRACT

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: