TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Lower jaw and orolabial analysis in adult Bangladeshi Buddhist Chakma females
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2014
VL  - 18
SP  - 93
EP  - 97
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=130173am
KW  - Lower jaw
KW  - Orolabial anthropometry
KW  - Chakma Females
N2  - A single standard of craniofacial norms is not appropriate for application to diverse racial and ethnic groups, so it is necessary to develop craniofacial norms for different groups. This study was descriptive, observational and cross-sectional in nature, with some analytical components. The study group consisted of a convenient sample of 100 adult Bangladeshi Buddhist Chakma females; categorized into two age groups �?? 25 to 35 years (n = 70) and 35 to 45 years (n = 30).Nine variables were measured using physical and photographic procedures. Seven indices were calculated from those variables. An independent �??t�?� test was performed to evaluate if there were any significant differences in measurements between the two age groups �?? 25 to 35 years and 35 to 45 years, setting a p value of ≤ 0.05 as statistically significant. No statistically significant differences  in measurements were found between the two age groups, except for philtrum length (p = 0.02) and upper vermilion height to philtrum length index (p = 0.03). The results of this study can be useful for anatomists and anthropologists to serve as a basic framework for estimating the standard of lower jaw and orolabial dimensions of this population, and also to compare the dimensions of other ethnic groups in Bangladesh with this ethnic group.
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