Morphological cephalometric differences between two European populations

Earlier research in craniofacial morphology of the inhabitants of Mainz (Germany) and Zagreb (Croatia), who represent the populations of wider areas, have shown some roentgen-cephalometric differences. The aim of this study is to determine the craniofacial morphologic differences of these populations in three dimensions. The sample consists of 200 adult examinees, male and female respectively, inhabiting the mentioned areas. The sample has been chosen so that the examinees with prominent craniofacial anomalies have been excluded. Twenty three craniofacial parameters with the usual anthropometric instruments have been measured. The data have been processed by using elementary descriptive statistics and discriminant analysis. The results have shown that in Mainz examinees longer and narrower heads and higher faces in comparison with Zagreb examinees, predominate. Significant differences in forehead widths and bipupilar distances have been found.