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Craniofacial anthropometry in newborns of Sikkimese origin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2014

P Sinha ,
B K Tamang  and
S Chakraborty
P Sinha
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India
B K Tamang
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India
S Chakraborty*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr S Chakraborty, Department of ENT, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS), 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737 102, India Fax: +91 3592 231496 E-mail: suvamoy123@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

Background:

Head and face dimensions vary according to race and geographical zone. Hereditary factors also greatly affect the size and shape of the head. There are important medical applications of craniofacial data specific to different racial and ethnic groups.

Methods:

Various cranial and facial anthropometric parameters were assessed in singleton, healthy, full-term newborns of Sikkimese origin in a tertiary care hospital in Sikkim, India. The data were then analysed to determine statistically significant differences between sexes.

Results:

Forty-five newborns were included in the study. Both male and female newborns were observed to be hyperbrachycephalic and hyperleptoprosopic. The only significant difference between the sexes was in commissural length, which was observed to be greater in male newborns.

Conclusion:

Craniofacial parameters in Sikkimese newborns vary in comparison with those of other newborns from around the world. Larger studies are needed in order to reveal sex-related variations. Similar studies on various racial groups in North-East India are needed to establish standards for populations with East Asian features.

Keywords

AnthropometryCephalometryFacial AnthropometryNeonates

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 128 , Issue 6 , June 2014 , pp. 527 - 530
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2014 

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