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Lip Profile Preferences In Varying Sagittal Mandibular Positions, Grant Gordon Coleman
Lip Profile Preferences In Varying Sagittal Mandibular Positions, Grant Gordon Coleman
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The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of sagittal mandibular position on preferred lip position in profile. Five androgynous silhouette profiles differing only in the degree of mandibular retro- or prognathism (-25º, -18º, -11º, -4º, & +3º facial contour angles) were created. Using a computer animation program, evaluators moved the lips independently into the position deemed to be the most esthetic for each profile. Evaluators included adolescent orthodontic patients, parents of patients, and orthodontists. In general, no differences in preferred lip position were found between the 11º & -4º profiles or between the 18º & +3º profiles, …