Objective In accordance with the changing demographics in the United States, orthodontists working on various ethnic populations should be more conscious when using the standardized profile analyses for the African American patient. The objective of this study was to examine whether the perception of lip protrusiveness in modern African American faces has changed. For this purpose, we investiga...

E18 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM To the Editor: A 51-year-old woman presented to her dermatologist with recurrent and progressive upper lip swelling of 2 years’ duration. Her condition was previously evaluated by several other physicians without a diagnosis or resolution of the symptoms. The swelling began on the right side of the upper lip and right cheek; however, over the course of 2 years, the swell...

OBJECTIVE To investigate lip force dynamics among participants with a repaired cleft of the lip and noncleft control participants. DESIGN A parallel, three-group, nonrandomized clinical trial. SUBJECTS Forty-eight participants with cleft lip and 36 noncleft participants. ANALYSIS Participants attended two separate visits. At each visit, they were instructed to produce fine motor control a...

Background. The actual basal bone height of the reconstructed mandible is relevant to achieve normal occlusal vertical dimension for the prosthesis fabricated. The purpose of the study was to determine the mean and baseline values of the occlusal vertical dimension and height of the mandibular basal bone in a Nigerian population. Method. Each participant was asked to bring the upper and lower t...

Excessive gingival display (EGD) is a condition in which an overexposure of the maxillary gingiva (>3 mm) is present during smiling. The proper diagnosis and determination of its etiology are essential for the selection of the right treatment modality. Different techniques have been used in cases of hyperactive upper lip: botulinum toxin injections, lip elongations with rhinoplasties, lip muscl...

We consider sex differences in human facial morphology in the context of developmental change. We show that at puberty, the height of the upper face, between the lip and the brow, develops differently in males and females, and that these differences are not explicable in terms of sex differences in body size. We find the same dimorphism in the faces of human ancestors. We propose that the relat...

A syndrome with distinctive facies, poor muscle tone, absent deep tendon reflexes, tapered fingers, excessive fingerprint arches, genu valgum and mild-moderate mental retardation has occurred in four males in two generations of a white family of European ancestry. The facies are characterised by square configuration, tented upper lip, and thickening of the helices, upper eyelids, and alae nasi....

It is difficult to totally reconstruct the lip, achieving good functional and aesthetic results. There have been few reports of reconstructing complete lip defects. Moreover, upper and lower lip necrosis by purpura fulminans has not been reported. We present a case of a 60-year-old male purpura fulminans patient with upper and lower lip necrosis. Fortunately, our patient had retained his oral c...

Nasogastric and nasoenteral tubes are necessary in medical practice, but they are unpleasant and hard to be tolerated during long periods. This paper describes a technique of fastening the nasogastric or nasoenteral catheter that is easy to be performed, diminishes the discomfort and avoids most of nasal complications related to its location. Benjoim solution moistens the tube and the skin of t...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the dentoskeletal factors which may predict soft-tissue chin strain during lip closure. METHODS The pretreatment frontal and lateral facial photographs and lateral cephalograms of 209 women (aged 18-30 years) with Angle's Class I or II malocclusion were examined. The subjects were categorized by three examiners into the no-strain and strain groups according to the sof...