Relationship some morphological characteristics of the nose with facial growth types according to Jarabak (Cephalometric Study)


Abstract in English

The aim of this study was to assess and analysis the morphology of the nose and examine their relationships with the facial growth types according to Jarabak and their differences between the sexes This study is performed with using radiographic cephalometric for 31 female and 55 male aged between 18-25 years and by using analysis of variance Kruskall-Wallis one-way ANOVA and Mann-Whitney U-tests of statistical test. The results showed a statistically significant relationship between each of the angle Cranial base with the nasal bone (Nasal bone / SN), and level of the nose with cranial base (NSL / NL), and the facial pattern for all the simple. It was noted the existence of a significant statistical relationship between the length of the nasal cartilage (Cart-nose), and the total length of the nose , and the angle between the nasal bone with cranial base and facial pattern .And the results showed at females the presence statistically significant relationship between each of the( Nasal bone / SN), and (NSL / NL), and facial pattern.

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