Soft tissue photographic norms for central India subjects- A pilot study

Abstract

To determine the soft tissue angular photogrammetric standards in Central Indian topics.40 central Indian participants, 20 males and 20 females, ranging in age from 18 to 25, were examined in this study using lateral profile photographs Standardized profile pictures were obtained between the focal lengths of 55 and 200 mm with a camera Canon 1500D macro lens. The data were analysed using SPSS 20.0, a statistical software for social sciences. Using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to determine the probability distribution of the data, it was determined that the data were not normally distributed (p value.05).The present study used photogrammetric analysis to develop soft tissue face measures that will help orthodontists undertake more quantitative analysis and reach informed conclusions. By using this photogrammetric approach, the collected mean values may be compared to records of persons who had the same characteristics. There were statistically significant variations in Central India for a few key parameters.