Ethnic Differences in the Soft Tissue Profile of Korean and European-American Adults with Normal Occlusions and Well-Balanced Faces

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-80

  Hwang, Hyeon Shik ^a   Kim, Wang Sik ^a,b   McNamara, James A ^b,c,d,e  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LA State Univ School of Dentistry   (United States)

^d School of Medicine   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cephalometric; Ethnic difference; Facial form; Lip position; Soft tissue profile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CEPHALOMETRY; CHIN; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KOREA; LIP; MALE; NOSE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEPHALOMETRY; CHIN; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LIP; MALE; NOSE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036484032     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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