Facial Profile Analysis by Photometry on W. R. Supratman 1 & 2 Chinese High School Students in Medan
- DOI
- 10.2991/idsm-17.2018.33How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- facial profile, photometry, Graber method, Singh method
- Abstract
Analysis of the facial profile is required for diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. The Mongoloid Chinese race tends to have a flat facial profile and a more prominent zygomatic arch. The aim of this study was to identify the facial profile of Chinese high school students at W.R. Supratman 1 and 2 in Medan by photometry. An analytical descriptive study with a cross-sectional design was ap-plied. The sample was compromised of 100 high school students (50 males and 50 females). The results showed no differences in facial profile between males and females using the Graber method. The straight profile comprised the highest percentage of participants, which was 62% of males and 68% of females, and the convex profile was 20% of males and 16% of females. The concave profile com-prised the lowest percentage, which was 18% of males and 16% of females (p = 0.811). The results of the Singh method showed that the straight profile comprised the highest percentage at 70% of males and 62% of females, whereas the convex profile comprised 14% of males and 16% of females. The concave profile had the lowest percentage, which was 14% of males and 16% of females (p = 0.676). We conclude that gender had no significant effect on facial profile in a group of Chinese high school students.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Wilson Hartanto AU - Hilda Fitria Lubis PY - 2018/05 DA - 2018/05 TI - Facial Profile Analysis by Photometry on W. R. Supratman 1 & 2 Chinese High School Students in Medan BT - Proceedings of the 11th International Dentistry Scientific Meeting (IDSM 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 245 EP - 250 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/idsm-17.2018.33 DO - 10.2991/idsm-17.2018.33 ID - Hartanto2018/05 ER -