Comparative Study Of Cephalometric Indices Among Idoma And Igede Ethnic Groups Of Benue State, Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

The comparative study of cephalometric indices among the Igede and Idoma ethnic groups of Benue State was undertaken due to lack of adequate cephalometry among Nigerians. The anthropometric characteristics of 425 apparently normal adults of ages 17 - 40 years of Igede and Idoma ethnic extractions of Benue State, Nigeria with no physical deformities of the face and head were randomly selected for this study. Satisfactorily characterizations between the two ethnic groups wereclearly established. Four hundred and twenty five subjects were used for the study of which 158 were Igede and 267 were Idoma with mean age of 22.60.45 and23.00.47 year respectively. The anthropometric variables measured were head length, head width, bizygomatic distance, upper facial length, lower facial length, total facial length, nose width and skull height from which the cephalometric indices were calculated. The result showed that there were statistically significant differences (P<0.05) in some of the measured...