ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1986
Page Count: 7

Mid-Facial Tissue Depths of White Children: An Aid in Facial Feature Reconstruction
Dumont, ER
graduate teaching assistant, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY

(Received 25 May 1985; accepted 13 December 1985)

Abstract

Available facial tissue thickness standards for facial feature reconstruction are based on adult measurements. Mid-facial tissue thicknesses for male and female white adolescents are presented here. Measurements were taken from lateral radiographs produced in an orthodontic practice. Statistical analysis indicates that age, sex, and to some extent, dental occlusion pattern are factors that should be taken into account when attempting facial feature reconstructions.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, human identification, children, facial feature reconstruction, radiographs, age, sex, occlusion

Paper ID: JFS11926J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11926J
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