[Some anthropometric facial characteristics in children of Prokuplje].

Abstract

The authors investigated anthropometrically the facial growth in 7 to 14 years old school children from Prokuplje. The analysis included about 3500 children of both sexes (boys-1953), and girls-1823). This paper presents the results of the following facial diameters: facial height (N-Gn), bizygomatic (Zy-Zy) and bigonial distance (Go-Go), and gonial angle. It was observed that facial dimensions investigated increased gradually in all age groups and both sexes. In the late childhood growth of the facial diameters showed some decrease. The facial height and bigonial diameter increased almost equally in both sexes. The sexual dimorphism was registered in favour of the male sex up to 10 years. It was also established that is more expressed for the facial height and bigonial distance. Finally, children from Prokuplje showed lower values in some investigated measurements compared with their contemporaries from other localities in the Nis area.