OBJECTIVE To investigate the perception of facial asymmetry in young adults to identify the amounts of chin asymmetry that can be regarded as normal and may benefit from correction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three-dimensional (3D) images of 56 individuals of mixed ethnicity were obtained and used to produce average 3D images of male and female faces. Distortion was then applied to these average f...

Schwannomas are benign, slow growing, encapsulated tumours that originate from the Schwann cells. Intraoral schwannomas are rare, and most of these tumours involve the tongue. They are rarely located in the hard palate or in the facial soft tissue. Herein, we present the clinical and histological features as well as the prognoses of two male patients with schwannoma, one of which was localized ...

Dr. Cheng Chin Institut für Experimentalphysik Universität Innsbruck Technikerstra e 25, A-6020 Innsbruck Austria Email: [email protected]

Postnatal growth patterns in the rabbit mandible were studied as a sequel to previous reports dealing with mandibular growth and remodeling in the human and Rhesus monkey. Procedures and methods used in the present work follow those in past studies. The detailed distribution of depository and resorptive surfaces in all areas throughout the mandible was determined. Using this information, overal...

OBJECTIVE To obtain objective average measurements of the profile and frontal facial soft tissue to be used as a guide for aesthetic treatment goals. Methods and Materials : This observational study included 110 females and 130 males high school students aged 16-18 years. None of the subjects had any facial deformities. All of them and their parents gave consent to take part in this study. In e...

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