Relationship of the nostrils morphology with facial growth type in adults : CBCT scan study

Abstract EN

Keeping the nasal morphology balanced with the other parts of the face and in harmony with the type of the facial growth constitutes one of the most challenging goals that have to be carefully considered in planning the Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic treatment.

Nostrils are part of the soft tissue of the nasal respiratory system, which affect growth development of the craniofacial complex.

Aim: to investigate the relationship of the Nostrils Morphology with Facial Growth Type in adults using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scan.

Materials and methods: 23 adult subjects (8 males, 15 females), were chosen from pretreatment patients undergoing orthodontic evaluation at the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at Tishreen University and were ordinarily undergoing CBCT scan for non-orthodontics and for otolaryngology purpose.

Cephalometric measurements determining facial growth type were performed according to Jarabak's analysis.

Pearson's Correlation Coefficient was calculated to investigate the relationship between the CBCT nostrils measurements and Cephalometric measurements determining facial growth type.

Results: The studied CBCT nostrils measurements have differences with statistical significance between the two genders.

CBCT nostrils measurements have relationship with facial type growth.

Conclusions Nostrils morphology appears to vary with the type of facial growth.