Jayakrishnan U¹, Jibin Joy²*, Nishmitha J² and Anil Kumar³

¹Private Practitioner, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
²Post Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, AJ Institute of Dental sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
³Reader, Department of Orthodontics, AJ Institute of Dental sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: Jibin Joy, Post Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, AJ Institute of Dental sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Received: October 25, 2021; Published: December 08, 2021

Abstract

Introduction: Facial type also referred to as facial pattern or facial skeletal pattern is a determinant factor when selecting the most appropriate orthodontic treatment plan. The classification of Siriwat and Jarabak, for example, defines brachyfacials as hypodivergent, mesofacials as neutrals, and dolichofacials as hyperdivergent. Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the;mass (weight) and height of a person. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between BMI and growth pattern, and to assess if this has any clinical application.

Materials and Methods: 22 lateral cephalograms of patients was collected and cephalometric analysis was performed. BMI of the individuals was measured using the formula.

BMI= mass in kg/height in m².

Results: In post hoc the results showed highly significant difference (.000) between average and vertical growth pattern and horizontal and vertical growth pattern.

There was significant difference between horizontal and average growth pattern.

The correlation between growth pattern and BMI was very strong.

Conclusion: A highly significant difference exists between BMI of Average and Vertical growth pattern.

A highly significant difference exists between BMI of Horizontal and Vertical growth pattern.

A significant difference exists between BMI of Horizontal and Average growth pattern.

Keywords: Body Mass Index; Growth Pattern; Muscle

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Citation

Citation: Jibin Joy., et al. “Analysing Missing Link Between Body Mass Index and Growth Pattern”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.1 (2022): 15-19.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Jibin Joy., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.