Year: 2014 | Month: December | Volume 1 | Issue 2

Evaluation of the facial profile by alteration of lip position in Indian Maratha male and female population

Pratik Doshi Ajit Kalia Ashwith Hegde Rajaganesh Gautam Nasim Mirdheghan
DOI:10.5958/2394-4196.2014.00006.5

Abstract:

The aim of the study was to evaluate the esthetic preferences of lay persons and orthodontists about lip position in Indian Maratha males and females. Materials and Methods: The profile images of Indian Maratha males and females (Class I skeletal and dental) were digitally adjusted to the mean values found in Indian Maratha population. The lip profile was adjusted such that the upper lip (UL) and lower lips (LL) lie at a mean distance from Rickett’s E-line. These images were used as baseline images, and the UL and LLs were altered such that they lay 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mm in front of or behind the E-line. The images were viewed and ranked by 10 orthodontists and lay persons each. Once the ratings were obtained, they were analyzed using ANOVA, followed by SPSS 16. Conclusion: The study found that both laypersons and orthodontists prefer a more retrusive profile in Indian Maratha males compared with females and were more likely to rate a protrusive profile as unacceptable with regard to lip position.



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