Three-dimensional geometric analysis of facial symmetry in skeletal class I individuals

Year 2024, Volume: 29 Issue: 2, 100 - 109, 29.05.2024

Nihal Gürlek Çelik , Burcu Akman , Rabia Koca

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1390504

Abstract

Aim: Our aim in this study is to determine anatomical points to detect asymmetry on both sides of the face, to make morphometric measurements according to age/sex, and to compare facial asymmetry index values according to sex.

Methods: Three-dimensional (3D) Computed Tomography (CT) images of 90 individuals of both sexes (45 female, 45 male) were included in our study. Morphometric measurements of the face were made using the 3D Slicer software package on these images. To evaluate facial asymmetry in more detail, measurements were made using 3D-CT, and asymmetry index values were calculated.

Results: When we analyzed according to sex, female right Condylion-Gonion-Menton angle (CoGoMe_Rˆ) values were statistically higher than males (p=0.049). There was no statistical difference between the asymmetry index values of males and females (p>0.05). According to the Pearson correlation test, a statistically weak positive correlation was found between age with CoGoMe_Rˆ, left Condylion-Gonion-Menton angle (CoGoMe_Lˆ) (in both r=0.228, p=0.031), and Condylion-Menton (CoMe) asymmetry (r=0.237, p=0.024). According to the Pearson correlation test, a statistically weak negative correlation was found between age and Condylion-Subspinale (CoSs) asymmetry (r=-0.209, p=0.048).

Conclusions: It is observed that the measurements around the mandible show more changes with age. In sex comparisons, although most of the facial morphometric measurements of males were significantly larger than those of females, no significant difference was found in the asymmetry index values.

Keywords

Facial asymmetry, sex, three-dimensional imaging; tomography

Ethical Statement

The approval of the XXX University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: 02.03.2023, Approval Decision No: 2023/21) was obtained.

İskelet sınıf I bireylerde yüz simetrisinin üç boyutlu geometrik analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmadaki amacımız yüzün her iki tarafındaki asimetriyi tespit edebilmek için anatomik noktaları belirlemek, yaşa/cinsiyete göre morfometrik ölçümleri yapmak ve yüz asimetri indeks değerlerini cinsiyete göre karşılaştırmaktır.

Yöntemler: Çalışmamıza her iki cinsiyete ait 90 bireyin (45 kadın, 45 erkek) üç boyutlu (3D) Bilgisayarlı Tomografi (BT) görüntüleri dahil edilmiştir. Bu görüntüler üzerinden 3D Slicer yazılım paketi kullanarak yüzün morfometrik ölçümleri yapılmıştır. Yüz asimetrisinin daha ayrıntılı değerlendirilebilmesi için 3D-CT kullanılarak ölçümler yapıldı ve asimetri indeks değerleri hesaplandı.

Bulgular: Cinsiyete göre incelediğimizde, kadınların sağ Condylion-Gonion-Menton açı değerleri erkeklerden istatistiksel olarak yüksekti (p=0.049). Erkek ve kadınların asimetri indeks değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak fark bulunmadı (p>0.05). Yaş ile sağ Condylion-Gonion-Menton açısı, sol Condylion-Gonion-Menton açısı (her ikisinde r=0.228, p=0.031) ve Condylion-Menton asimetrisi (r=0.237, p=0.024) arası Pearson korelasyon testine göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı zayıf pozitif korelasyon bulundu. Yaş ile Condylion-Subspinale asimetrisi arası Pearson korelasyon testine göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı zayıf negatif korelasyon bulundu (r=-0.209, p=0.048).

Sonuçlar: Mandibula etrafındaki ölçümlerin yaşla birlikte daha çok değişiklik gösterdiği gözlenmektedir. Cinsiyet karşılaştırmalarında ise, erkeklerin yüz bölgesindeki morfometrik ölçümlerinin birçoğu kadınlara göre anlamlı olarak büyük olmasının yanında asimetri indeks değerlerinde anlamlı fark bulunmadı.

Keywords

Cinsiyet, tomografi, üç boyutlu görüntüleme; yüz asimetrisi

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