Angular photogrammetric analysis and evaluation of facial esthetics of young Ivorians with normal dental occlusion

• Published in: International orthodontics Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 25 - 39
• Main Authors: Beugre, Jean-Bertin, Diomande, Moussa, Assi, Assi Raoul, Koueita, Mariam Kadi, Vaysse, Frédéric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; African Continental Ancestry Group; Angular measurements; Beauty; Cote d'Ivoire; Cutaneous soft tissue; Dental Occlusion; Esthetic judgment; Esthetics; Esthetics, Dental; Face - anatomy & histology; Female; Humans; Male; Photogrammetrics; Photogrammetry; Young Adult; Esthetic judgment; Photogrammetrics; Angular measurements; Cutaneous soft tissue
• ISSN: 1761-7227; 1879-680X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ortho.2016.12.015

The aim of this study was to evaluate the angular photogrammetric characteristics of subjects according to the facial esthetics criteria applicable in Côte d’Ivoire. This was a horizontal study, concerning of group of young people from Côte d’Ivoire whose attractiveness and photogrammetric characteristics were assessed. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical software. The limit of statistical significance was P<0.05. Subjects were characterized by PCA. Attractive subjects had a large mid-face section with an upturned nose (P<0.01). Attractive women had facial profiles that were more convex than men who were judged handsome. Despite the subjectivity of the notion of beauty, certain angles of the facial profile contribute to the esthetic balance of black Ivorian faces.