Authors : Dr. SUGAREDDY; Dr. FATHIMA RISHIN P; Dr. B.MAMATHA; Dr. SUFIYA TASNEEM; Dr. YAJVIN E; Dr. JOE VARGHESE; Dr. DIVYA BERA

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8265607

Abstract : Introduction Facial attractiveness may be attributed to lips competency. Identifying the lip’s position in repose and the etiological agents behind lips incompetency have a significant role in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. The contributing factors include discrepancies in lips morphology and dimensions, vertical and sagittal skeletal and dental discrepancies. Objective of the study This study evaluates the skeletal, dental, and soft tissue cephalometric features of patients with incompetentlips to find the most discriminant features to the etiology of lip incompetence in the Raichur population. Materials and methods A total of 40 lateral cephalograms collected from the Raichur population were grouped into control groups(n=20) and incompetent groups(n=20) and analysis was performed including 16 linear and angular measurements to investigate the skeletal, dental, and soft tissue characteristics of subjects with lip incompetence. Results In Raichur population along with dental protrusion both upper and lower lip length is also significantly shorter and upper anterior dental height is significantly larger in incompetent subjects compared to subjectswith competent lip.

Keywords : Competent Lips, Incompetent Lips, Skeletal, Dental, and Soft Tissue.