Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 2015 Mar;85(2):211-7.
doi: 10.2319/040114-237.1. Epub 2014 Jul 7.

Assessment of the soft tissue thickness at the lower anterior face in adult patients with different skeletal vertical patterns using cone-beam computed tomography

Affiliations
Comparative Study

Assessment of the soft tissue thickness at the lower anterior face in adult patients with different skeletal vertical patterns using cone-beam computed tomography

Mevlut Celikoglu et al. Angle Orthod. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate and compare the soft tissue thickness values at the lower anterior face among adult patients with different vertical growth patterns using cone-beam computed tomography.

Material and methods: The study sample consisted of 105 adult patients (54 women and 51 men) with a normal sagittal skeletal pattern divided into three groups according to the vertical growth pattern: high-angle (women/men, 22/13; mean age, 24.54 ± 4.45 years), low-angle (women/men, 14/21; mean age, 24.62 ± 5.08 years), and normal-angle (women/men, 18/17; mean age, 24.22 ± 5.40 years) groups. The soft tissue thickness measurements at the lower anterior face in each group were done and analyzed using the one-way analysis of variance and Tukey tests.

Results: Soft tissue thickness values were the lowest in the high-angle group for both women and men. For women, the thickness values at the labrale superius, labrale inferius, and pogonion were found to be statistically significantly smaller in the high-angle group (11.49 ± 1.05 mm, 12.70 ± 1.92 mm, and 11.64 ± 2.65 mm, respectively) compared with the values in the normal-angle group (13.31 ± 2.01 mm, 15.08 ± 1.94 mm, and 14.69 ± 3.08 mm, respectively) (P < .05, P < .05, and P < .01, respectively). For men, however, no statistically significant differences were found among the vertical growth patterns (P > .05).

Conclusion: Women had statistically significantly thinner thickness at the labrale superius, labrale inferius, and pogonion in the high-angle group compared with the normal-angle group.

Keywords: Cone-beam computed tomography; Soft tissue thickness; Vertical pattern.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1. Linear measurements (in millimeters) used in the study. (A) Subnasale (the distance of A-Sn). (B) Labrale superius (prosthion-Ls). (C) Stomion (the shortest distance from upper incisor to Sto). (D) Labrale inferius (infradentale-Li). (E) Labiomentale (B-Labm). (F) Pogonion (Pog-Pog'). (G) Gnathion (Gn-Gn'). Angular measurements (in degrees) used in the study were SN-MP and ANB.
Figure 1.
Linear measurements (in millimeters) used in the study. (A) Subnasale (the distance of A-Sn). (B) Labrale superius (prosthion-Ls). (C) Stomion (the shortest distance from upper incisor to Sto). (D) Labrale inferius (infradentale-Li). (E) Labiomentale (B-Labm). (F) Pogonion (Pog-Pog'). (G) Gnathion (Gn-Gn'). Angular measurements (in degrees) used in the study were SN-MP and ANB.

References

    1. Nielsen IL. Vertical malocclusions: etiology, development, diagnosis and some aspects of treatment. Angle Orthod. 1991;61:247–260. - PubMed
    1. Isaacson JR, Isaacson RJ, Speidel TM, Worms FW. Extreme variation in vertical facial growth and associated variation in skeletal and dental relations. Angle Orthod. 1971;41:219–229. - PubMed
    1. Schendel SA, Eisenfeld J, Bell WH, Epker BN, Mishelevich DJ. The long face syndrome: vertical maxillary excess. Am J Orthod. 1976;70:398–408. - PubMed
    1. Opdebeeck H, Bell WH. The short face syndrome. Am J Orthod. 1978;73:499–511. - PubMed
    1. Kamak H, Celikoglu M. Facial soft tissue thickness among skeletal malocclusions: is there a difference. Korean J Orthod. 2012;42:23–31. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources