Facial profile evaluation in Japanese-Brazilian adults with normal occlusions and well-balanced faces. American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics. [Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop] Journal article

Title	Facial profile evaluation in Japanese-Brazilian adults with normal occlusions and well-balanced faces.
Author(s)	Scavone H, Trevisan H, Garib DG, Ferreira FV
Institution	Department of Orthodontics, University of São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil. helioorto@uol.com.br
Source	Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2006 Jun; 129(6):721.e1-5.
MeSH	Adolescent Adult Asian Continental Ancestry Group Brazil Cephalometry European Continental Ancestry Group Face Female Humans Japan Male Reference Values
Abstract	INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to establish the norms of soft-tissue profile analysis for a sample of Japanese-Brazilian adults. METHODS: Facial-profile photographs were taken of 60 Japanese-Brazilians (30 men, 30 women) with normal occlusions and balanced faces, ranging in age from 18 to 30 years. The facial-profile variables were measured by computerized means and compared with white norms by using the independent t test. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found in the Japanese-Brazilian sample compared with the white norms. Japanese-Brazilian women had more anteriorly positioned glabellae, smaller nasal projections, and more opened nasolabial angles than white American women. Japanese-Brazilian men had more anteriorly positioned glabellae, smaller noses, larger protrusions of the upper and lower lips, less projected B'-points, and more obtuse nasolabial angles than white American men. CONCLUSIONS: A single norm for facial-profile esthetics does not apply to all ethnic groups. The normative data for the Japanese population should be used as a guide for comparison during diagnosis, and the orthodontist and the maxillofacial surgeon should also consider each patient's perception of beauty, to establish an individualized treatment plan.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	16769487

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