Study of Prosopic Index of Nigerian Skulls

CN, Orish

doi:10.15406/mojap.2017.03.00081

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“…Sexual dimorphism was observed in facial width, facial index and lower facial index which agrees with those reported among central Serbians (Jeremic et al, 2013); among Hausas and Yorubas (Adelaja, 2016); in Nigerian Skulls (Orish & Oladipo, 2017) implying that gender affects facial anthropometrics.…”

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“…Facial shape depends on many factors like gender, race and ethnicity, climate, socio-economic, nutritional, and genetic factors (Jeremić et al, 2013;Obaje et al, 2015). The facial index known as prosopic index (PI) is a very useful anthropometric tool used to find out racial and sexual differences and also give a clue to genetic transmission of inherited characteristics from parents to their offsprings (Orish & Oladipo, 2017). The facial and nasal indices are among the most important cephalometric parameters useful in inter-racial classification and intra-racial categorization (Oludiran et al, 2014).…”

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“…In 2010, Raji et al reported that Nigerians, especially from North-East are hyperleptoprosopic in both genders and suggested that studies like this should be done in other regions of Nigeria according to sex, age, culture and environmental parameters. Orish and Oladipo (2017) also stated that the predominant face type for Nigerian population is hyperleptoprosopic for females and mesoprosopic for males. A study on the craniofacial forms of dominant ethnic group of Gombe State, Nigeria reported facial shape of Fulani and Tera males were hyperleptoprosopic; Tangale and Tera females were both leptoprosopic (Maina et al, 2011).…”

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Facial Morphometry of the Mwaghavul Ethnic Group in Plateau State, Nigeria

Gudaji,

Panshak

2024

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The face is the most striking feature which distinguishes an individual. Human body dimensions are affected by ecological, biological, geographical, racial, gender, age and nutritional factors. Anthropometrics vary from tribe to tribe, and from race to race and, also differs amongst different age groups and between the two sexes of a given population. The aim of the study was to determine the facial morphometry of the Mwaghavul ethnic group of Plateau State, Nigeria. The objectives were to determine facial dimensions, facial index and facial types of Mwaghavul ethnic group. Four hundred and five (405) participants (231, males; 174, females) aged 18-30 years were involved in this study. The study was carried out on Mwaghavul students of College of Education Gindiri, Mangu LGA of Plateau State in Nigeria. The photographic setup consisted of a tripod stand and digital camera. The participants were positioned at a distance of 120 cm from the camera. The camera was raised to the ear level of the participants to provide good quality of image and to prevent distortion of the face. The photographs were captured at a standard resolution of 12.1 megapixels. A digital vernier caliper was then used to measure the facial linear dimensions. The photographic records were analysed using a bioanalyser (version 6). The program was customized with the landmarks used in this study. Facial width higher in females than in males (p=0.047) while facial and lower facial indices were higher in males than in females (p<0.001) respectively. The facial type of Mwaghavul ethnic group was found to be dominantly hyperleptoprosopic in both sexes. These variations were possibly due to age, inter- and intra-ethnic, nutritional, socio-economic, genetic, gender, racial and climatic factors

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