BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences (Jan 2020)

An Anthropometric study on facial index in chronic sinusitis patients of Raichur district, Karnataka

  • V Ravivarma,
  • R S Bulagouda,
  • N S Naveen,
  • U Venkatesh,
  • Sandhya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2468-838x.303777
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 32 – 32

Abstract

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Back ground: Anthropometry of facial analysis is very useful in recognition of racial, ethnical, sexual differences and reconstructive surgery of individuals. Aim: In the present study, we aimed to determine the facial index in chronic sinusitis patients of Raichur district, Karnataka through anthropometric study. Objective: To study the facial index in chronic sinusitis patients. Materials and Methods: It is an observational descriptive study done in Anatomy department, RIMS, Raichur which was performed on 24 individuals (13 males & 11 females) aged between 18– 60 years of chronic sinusitis patients. Patient are taken to the radio-diagnosis for Computerized tomography (CT) evaluation & to measure the facial index. Formula for facial index is morphological facial height is measured with caliper scale from nasion to gnathion & facial width is measured as straight distance between the right and left zygions. Results: Facial index was calculated according to the formula and the results obtained were analyzed statistically using the Chi-square test. The highest type of face in chronic sinusitis observed in euryprosopic & hyperleptoprosopic faces (29%) and least type is hypereuryprosopic faces (4%). Conclusion: There is a significant relation of the facial index observed in hypereuryprosopic & leptoprosopic.

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