Original Research
Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | Issue : 3 | Page : 82-92
Assessment Of the Correlation Between Cephalometric Measurements and Facial Attractiveness
Udit Chaudhary,1 Monis Raza,2 Achint Juneja,3 Ridhi Kothari,4 Tanvi Gupta,5
1-Postgraduate Resident, 2-Associate Professor, 3-Professor, 4-Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies (IDST), Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, 5-Postgraduate Resident, Department of Orthodontics, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, India
Address for Correspondence:
Dr. Monis Raza
Associate Professor,
Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics
Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies (IDST),
Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Email: monis8raza@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate both linear and nonlinear (quadratic) correlations between cephalometric variables and facial attractiveness in North Indian adults.
Methods: Pretreatment frontal and profile photographs and lateral cephalograms of 30 adults (10 Class I, 10 Class II, 10 Class III) were analysed. Attractiveness was rated on a 10-cm visual analog scale by 40 evaluators (orthodontists, prosthodontists, general dentists, and laypersons). Cephalometric variables were traced using Nemoceph software and correlated with attractiveness scores through linear and quadratic regression analyses.
Results: No significant differences in attractiveness were observed among malocclusion groups (p = 0.120). Only the glabella-to-true vertical line (G′-TVL) distance showed a significant quadratic correlation with profile attractiveness (r = 0.63, p = 0.010).
Conclusion: In North Indian adults, malocclusion class was not associated with perceived facial attractiveness. Glabella position relative to the true vertical line showed a quadratic association, suggesting that forehead morphology may influence esthetic perception.
Keywords: Cephalometry; Facial Aesthetics; Orthodontics; India; Soft Tissue
SOURCE OF FUNDING
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How to cite this article: Udit Chaudhary, Monis Raza, Achint Juneja, Ridhi Kothari, Tanvi Gupta. Assessment Of the Correlation Between Cephalometric Measurements and Facial Attractiveness. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2025; 16 (3): 82-92.
