[A comparative study of the craniofacial morphology of 2 ethnic groups]

The samples consisting of 200 latero-lateral cephalometric X-rays of examinees with nearly normal occlusion from Mainz are compared with homologous one from Zagreb. The purpose of the investigation was to point out the morphological differences in cranio-facial system. 19 variables were analysed by using essential statistic parameters and discriminative analysis. The results show the differences in the anterior face height, the lower border mandible inclination, the interincisal angle as well as the degree of face convexity. The average examinee from Zagreb, in comparison with the same one from Mainz, shows smaller anterior face height, the marked mandibular basal line inclination in the sense of the anterior rotation, the higher interincisal angle as well as smaller facial convexity.