IJAR.2019.255

Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 7; Issue 3.2 (August 2019)

Page No.: 6896-6900

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2019.255

ANTHROPOMETRIC EVALUATION OF NASAL HEIGHT, NASAL BREADTH AND NASAL INDEX AMONG BINI CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

Omotoso Dayo Rotimi  *1, Adagbonyin Osahenrhumwen 2, Bienonwu Emmanuel 3, Uwagbor Victor 4.

*1 Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.

2 Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.

3 Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.

4 Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Dayo Rotimi Omotoso, Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria. Phone: +2348034779886 E-Mail: dayohmts@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Background and Objective: The nasal dimensions are important cephalometric parameters used in physical anthropometry to distinguish different gender and groups of human population.   It also used to categorize the human nasal morphology into five different morphological categories which include hyperleptorrhine, leptorrhine, mesorrhine, platyrrhine and hyperplatyrrhine.  In this anthropometric study, the nasal morphological characteristics of the Bini children in Nigeria were evaluated and the prevalent nasal morphology of the study population determined.

Methodology: This study involved randomly selected 500 Bini children (comprising 250 males and 250 females) between ages 5-12 years. The nasal dimensions of each subject were measured between relevant anatomical landmarks. These include the nasal height measured as distance between nasion and subnasale and the nasal breadth measured as distance between the most lateral points of right and left ala of the nose using a sliding caliper.  The nasal index for each subject was calculated as nasal breadth divided by nasal height and expressed as percentage.

Results: The mean nasal height for male and female Bini children was 4.58± 0.11 and 4.33 ± 0.10 while the mean nasal breadth was 4.05 ± 0.12 and 3.88 ± 0.11 respectively.  The mean nasal index for male subjects (90.25 ± 1.33) was also higher than for female subjects (88.65 ± 1.50). The morphological classification showed the platyrrhine nose type as the most prevalent among the male (70.0%) and female (68.0%) Bini children.

Conclusion: The nasal dimensions and nasal index demonstrated prominent sexual dimorphism and the dominance of platyrrhine nose type is the current trend in the nasal morphology of Bini children.

KEY WORDS: Nasal dimensions, Nasal Index, Bini children, Nigeria.

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Cite this article: Omotoso Dayo Rotimi, Adagbonyin Osahenrhumwen, Bienonwu Emmanuel, Uwagbor Victor. ANTHROPOMETRIC EVALUATION OF NASAL HEIGHT, NASAL BREADTH AND NASAL INDEX AMONG BINI CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA. Int J Anat Res 2019;7(3.2):6896-6900. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2019.255