Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Several factors are responsible for determining the facial profile of an individual including the facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) and the dental and skeletal characteristics. The present study was conducted to assess facial Soft tissue thickness in adult population. Material & Methods: The present study was conducted among 30 patients CT images to assess facial soft tissue thickness adult population. Measurements were taken with the image tool of the DICOM software in personal laptop. For this study, seven biometric landmarks were identified and tissue depth at each of these landmarks was measured on the CT scans. The mean and standard deviation were calculated for each measurement. The mean of each value is compared gender-wise. p value ≤0.005 considered significant. Results: In the present study 30 patients CT images were included and divided according to gender. 50% were males and 50% were females. The p-values indicate that not all coefficients have a significant impact on tissue depth. They indicate that in gender-wise comparison the landmark A (end point of nose), F (suborbital) is highly significant. In females soft tissue depth values at point A and F are less than values in males. Conclusion: In females soft tissue depth values at point A and F are less than values in males. So, it can be concluded that Soft tissue thickness values help in facial reconstruction and also help in forensic identification of an individual.