Determination of Mouth Width for Facial Reconstruction Based on Statistical Regression Model

MeiLing Zhang; Huiming Xu; Yan Biao; KyungMin Clara Lee

doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000010191

Determination of Mouth Width for Facial Reconstruction Based on Statistical Regression Model

J Craniofac Surg. 2024 May 6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010191. Online ahead of print.

Authors

MeiLing Zhang¹, Huiming Xu¹, Yan Biao², KyungMin Clara Lee¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
² Department of Stomatology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, PR China.

PMID: 38709070
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010191

Abstract

Introduction: It is important to generate predictable statistical models by increasing the number of variables on the human skeletal and soft tissue structures on the face to increase the accuracy of human facial reconstructions. The purpose of this study was to determine mouth width 3-dimensionally based on statistical regression model.

Material and methods: Cone-beam computed tomography scan data from 130 individuals were used to measure the horizontal and vertical dimensions of orbital and nasal structures and intercanine width. The correlation between these hard tissue variables and the mouth width was evaluated using the statistical regression model.

Results: Orbital width, nasal width, and intercanine width were found to be strong predictors of the mouth width determination and were used to generate the regression formulae to find the most approximate position of the mouth.

Conclusion: These specific variables may contribute to improving the accuracy of mouth width determination for oral and maxillofacial reconstructions.