Facial Indices in Chinese Ethnic Students Aged 20-­22

Facial aesthetics is one of the factors affecting personal confidence in a social community. facial indices are very important to obtain a facial aesthetic in orthodontic treatment. facial indices can be influenced by gender and ethnicity. objectives: to measure facial indices of chinese ethnic students at the faculty of medicine, maranatha christian university aged 20-22 years old in 2011 using anthropometric measurements. methods: this was an observational descriptive study. facial indices of 48 students were measured using dial caliper. results: male have larger facial index (89.5±5.66), than female (86.67±4.45). mouth-face width index and upper facial index of female was greater when compared with male, which mouth-face width index of female was 35.22±2.46 while index of male was 34.69±3.04. upper facial index of female was 56.03±2.99 and male was 55.35±3.72. the lower facial height-facial height index was greater in male (61.22±1.77) than in female (60.20±3.81). chin-lower facial height index was also greater in male (50.63±3.61) than female (49.64±4.04). conclusion: chinese male aged 20- 22 have leptoprosop facial type and higher lower facial height and chin, whereas chinese female aged 20-22 have mesoprosop facial type, higher facial height and wider mouth.