Divine proportions and facial esthetics after manipulation of frontal photographs.

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2007-06-01

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Medici Filho, Edmundo
Martins, Márcia Valéria
dos Santos da Silva, Marcos André
Castilho, Julio Cezar de Melo
de Moraes, Luiz Cesar
Gil, Cássia Teresinha Lopes de Alcântara

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AIM: To investigate the relationship between divine proportion and facial esthetics in frontal photographs as well as whether any of the 4 ratios for manipulation provide more favorable facial esthetics. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample comprised 20 frontal photographs of Caucasian individuals (11 males and 9 females). The photographs were digitized and stored on a compact disk. A photometric analysis was created with 7 facial segments that were measured on Image Tool software and 4 ratios between 2 facial segments calculated using Microsoft Excel. This manipulation led to 5 different photographs of the same individual: one photograph with no manipulation and the others with 1 of the ratios manipulated in the Deformer 2.0 to very close or equal to 1.618. Thereafter, the 5 photographs of all individuals were evaluated by 12 examiners. The examiners selected those photographs that were esthetically more pleasant. CONCLUSION: After evaluation, a chi-square test revealed a relationship between divine proportion and facial esthetics. Among the ratios selected, R1 and R2 provided more favorable facial esthetics.

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cephalometry, chi square distribution, esthetics, face, female, histology, human, image processing, male, methodology, photography, tooth occlusion, Cephalometry, Chi-Square Distribution, Esthetics, Face, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Male, Photography, Vertical Dimension

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World journal of orthodontics, v. 8, n. 2, p. 103-108, 2007.

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