Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
1) Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS, Leninskiy pr., 32a, Moscow, 119991, Russia; 2) Russian State University for Humanities, Miusskaya sq., 6, Moscow, 119121, Russia
Rasskazova Anna V.; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4107-7923; rasskazova.a.v@mail.ru; Veselovskaya Elizaveta V., PhD, DSc, associate professor; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2932-9884; veselovskaya.e.v@yandex.ru; Pelenitsina Yulia V.; ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3378-9151; j.pelenitsyna@gmail.com.
Introduction. Craniofacial reconstruction is widely used in paleoanthropology and forensic science. Although the method is well developed and widely applied, additional research of the correlations between some bone structures of the face and soft tissues is still required. Computed tomography of living subjects is a prospective method for studying craniofacial correlations. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between features of the nasal region of the face with the underlying bone structures using CT data in order to improve the existing craniofacial reconstruction technique. Material and methods. The study employs a sample of 50 head CT images of adult males from Moscow (age range from 19 to 56 years). The study protocol included 30 variables: measurements of the skull, measurements of the face, and measurements of soft tissue thickness. Results. The study clarifies the distribution of the soft tissue thickness in the areas of the face where ultrasound measurements are complicated. These include the soft tissues thickness on the nasal bones: at nasion, rhinion and subspinale. Our results have shown that the nostrils protrude 7 mm from the contour of the piriform aperture in profile view. Significant correlations between the width of the tip of the nose and the length of the nasal spine were found, and a statistically significant relationship between the width of the nose and the width between the alveolare canine points was confirmed. No significant correlations between the width of the piriform aperture and the width of the nose were obtained. This result questions the widely applied method of reconstruction of the width of the nose based on the width of the piriform aperture. The regression equations for the reconstruction of the nose width and the width of the tip of the nose based on cranial measurements are suggested. Conclusion. Due to the use of CT data, this study clarifies some aspects of craniofacial reconstruction of the nasal region. Further studies into craniofacial correlations employing a larger sample are needed in order to further improve the method of facial reconstruction.
craniofacial reconstruction; forensic anthropology; computed tomography; soft tissue thickness; nasal morphology prediction method
DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2020.4.066-078
Цит.: Rasskazova A.V., Veselovskaya E.V., Pelenitsina Yu.V. Craniofacial correlations of the middle part of the face based on computed tomograms // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2020; 4/2020; с. 66-78
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