Soft Tissue Cephalometric Norms of Various Ethnic Groups in North India: A Systematic Review

Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | Issue : 01 | Page : 1 4
    By

    Thenaruvi Marimuthu,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Facial features play a key role in determining the esthetic attractiveness of a person. Cephalometric analysis paves way to have a guide to plan a treatment to bring aesthetically pleasing results. Soft tissue cephalometric analysis is helpful as guides while planning orthodontic, surgical, aesthetic procedures. However, since earliest cephalometric analysis are based solely on studies done on Caucasian population some key features may not be quite appealing while the results are applied to Indian ethnic population groups as standards of beauty varies depending on the ethnicity of the viewer and the bearer. Hence while planning aesthetically pleasing treatments, one might make use of soft tissue cephalometric studies done on specific ethnic populations to which the patient belongs. This article provides a systematic review and comparison of such soft tissue cephalometric studies done on ethnic north Indian populations to standard Caucasian values.

Keywords: Cephalometric analysis, Ethnic facial study, soft tissue analysis, Facial proportions, soft tissue cephalometric study, Indian facial analysis

[This article belongs to Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry ]

How to cite this article:
Thenaruvi Marimuthu. Soft Tissue Cephalometric Norms of Various Ethnic Groups in North India: A Systematic Review. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry. 2025; 16(01):1-4.
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Thenaruvi Marimuthu. Soft Tissue Cephalometric Norms of Various Ethnic Groups in North India: A Systematic Review. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry. 2025; 16(01):1-4. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjod/article=2025/view=196623


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 16
Issue 01
Received 04/10/2024
Accepted 15/01/2025
Published 01/02/2025
Publication Time 120 Days
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