Ethnic Comparison of Inner and Outer Intercanthal Distance among Adult Sudanese

• 作者: Elneel Ahmed Ali Musadak Ali Osman Sumaya Baharaldeen Ibrahim Abdallah
• 来源期刊: 口腔学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: Sudanese Anthropometry Intercanthal CRANIOFACIAL
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（7）
• 页码范围: 189-198
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

<b><span>Background:</span></b><span> </span><span>A</span><span>nthropom</span><span>etric pattern of</span><span> the inner an</span><span>d outer intercan</span><span>thal distance varies with no universal normative values. This study was conducted on three Sudanese ethnic groups, namely blacks, Arabs, and Hamites to identify normative values and the ethnic and gender influence in the anthropometric pattern of the inner and outer intercanthal distance.</span><span> </span><b><span>Methods:</span></b><span> </span><span>T</span><span>his is a cross sectional study among Sudanese subjects selected randomly from Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital and Port Sudan Dental Hospital, using a stratified sampling technique. The inner intercanthal distance (IICD) and outer intercantha</span><span>l distance (OICD) were measured directly using</span><span> a digital caliber. </span><b><span>Result:</span></b><span> A total of 280 subjects included with a mean age of 35.76 ± 12.23 years, 122 males and 158 females. The distribution of groups was as follow: 92 (33%) Arabs, 62 (22%) blacks, and 126 (45%) Hamites. The mean IICD of males and females are 31.50</span><span> </span><span>mm ± 2.89 and 32.22</span><span> </span><span>mm ± 3.17, respectively. The mean </span><span>OICD are 95.09</span><span> </span><span>mm ± 5.78 and 93.95</span><span> </span><span>mm ± 4.27 for males and females, respec</span><span>tively, with a statistically significant relationship. Regarding the ethnic group differe</span><span>nce</span><span>s, the mean of IICD was wider among the blacks, followed by the Arab</span><span>s </span><span>and Hamites. However, the mean of OICD was wider among the Hamites, followed by the blacks and the Arabs. </span><b><span>Conclusion:</span></b><span> Intercanthal distance differ</span><span>s</span><span> across ethnic groups. Gender and ethnicity are two of the main parameters that </span><span>a</span><span>ffect the variation as this study showed in the current stu</span><span>dy. These findings </span