Ethnic differences in the soft tissue profiles of Turkish and European-American young adults with normal occlusions and well-balanced faces

Uysal T., Baysal A., Yagci A., Sigler L. M., McNamara J. A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, vol.34, no.3, pp.296-301, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ejo/cjq165
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.296-301
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate soft tissue differences between Turkish and North American adults by comparing two sample populations with ideal occlusion and well-balanced faces. Lateral cephalometric radiographs of 117 Anatolian Turkish adults (65 female and 52 male, mean age: 23.9 +/- 2.8 years) were compared with a sample of 116 adults of European-American ancestry (64 female and 52 male, mean age: 25.0 +/- 6.8 years). The cephalometric analyses of Holdaway, Epker, and Legan and Burstone were performed using Dolphin Image Software 9.0. Thirty-two measurements (27 linear and 5 angular) were analysed. For statistical evaluation, independent samples t-tests were performed.