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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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A cephalometric study of soft tissue relationship among Saudi female dental students
Hayder Abdullah Hashim, BDS, MSc
The soft tissue relationship was studied in 25 Saudi female dental students who satisfyied the criteria of a pleasing face and the age range of 20 to 25 years. Cephalometric radiographs were taken for all subjects and traced. Eight soft tissue variables were studied in addition to five skeletal and five dental variables. Student's t-test and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The results showed that there were racial differences between the Saudi study and studies on other racial groups done by some researchers. Saudi females demonstrated retrusive upper and lower lips in relation to the aesthetic line and an increased upper lip length when compared to the American black and white females, respectively. Also the Saudi female had a thinner upper lip and an increased lower lip length compared to the British females. Further, Saudi females possess a straight profile and a nasiolabial angle similar to the white American females, whereas the black American females have a convex profile and an acute nasiolabial angle. The cephalometric values obtained will be of great value not only in diagnosis and treatment plan of conventional cases but also in surgical cases and as a basis for future related studies.
Saudi Dental Journal 2003;15(1):41-44.
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