CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE MAXILLA AND UPPER DENTITION DEPENDING ON GENDER AND CRANIOTYPE

Abstract

The analysis of relevant information sources provides a conclusion about the need to conduct new studies of the intravital range of craniometric characteristics of the structures of the facial skeleton, taking into account gender and existing types of skull structure. The aim of our study was to establish the current intravital craniometric characteristics of the shape and dimensions of the maxilla and upper dentition of an adult person, depending on gender and craniotype. The material of the study was dry bone preparations of whole or fragmented human skulls of both sexes in the amount of 39 units, from the collection of the Department of Human Anatomy of KNMU, and the results of CT studies of the heads of adult person without existing bone tissue pathologies, totaling 85 observations. The basis of establishing a craniotype is the principle of calculating the general facial or facial index, which allows classifying anatomical objects according to the shape of the head structure. As a result of the research, it was established that the predominance of longitudinal and height parameters of the maxilla and the upper dentition is inherent in the leptoprosopic type of skull structure. Intermediate, averaged values of all parameters are observed in the group with mesoprosopic craniotype. People with the euryprosopic type are characterized by a signifi cant predominance of transverse, latitudinal dimensions. In addition, when analyzing the obtained data set, a slight predominance of craniometric indicators in male representatives was observed, for almost all sizes, however, a signifi cant majority of the diff erences were within the limits of statistical error, which does not make it possible to draw conclusions about the existing diversity based on gender.